12.04 Software compatibility

Dear Robert,

Loads of questions at the same time. Let's see if I can answer them all:

Unity/Gnome
Ubuntu uses gnome as graphical user interface, uses the standard gnome applications - but if you don't tell it between inputting your user name and your password at the login screen to use gnome's gnome shell for providing the buttons that start applications and allow to switch between them it delegates this single task to its own application, unity. (To be able to switch to gnome-shell instead you have to install it first, though).

Can't tell you which of the programs is better: gnome-shell is very usable if you go to http://extensions.gnome.org and configure it for your needs - and unity isn't extremely configurable but is usable out-of-the-box.
If you don't like any of these two choices you can install other programs for the same task instead like kiba-dock or gnome-classic as long as the gnome guys provide this package.

Programs that don't run
Normally the idea behind the software center is that it only contains programs that have been compiled for your specific ubuntu version and for which the packager and the community had a chance to test that they will run. Which programs give you so much trouble?

Epson
I always used epson products because they worked flawlessly with ubuntu. Even if my printer is from brother now my printer is still from epson.
The only thing that is scary: After it has been published they always need loads of time to release an official driver for a new version of ubuntu. I assume they ue the time to triple-check that everything works as fine as the user could expect. But since the developers always try to avoid changes in the interface between printer driver and printing system (that might break some old printer drivers and normally aren't really neccessary, anyway, since everything you need to control a printer is already there and working) I never experienced any trouble when downloading a printer driver that officially was for a signficantly older version of ubuntu directly from epson's homepage and using that one instead: In fact in most cases when they release a driver for a new ubuntu version the only thing that has changed is the name ofthe ubuntu version the driver is officially for.

Hello Robert,

A few quick points I think may help your understanding.

12.04, 12.10, 13.04, etc. are the code numbers of Ubuntu Distribution Releases.

Unity, GNOME Shell, etc. are Desktop Environments. Desktop Environments. A desktop environment is only the desktop interface you work with currently. They are easily interchangeable. For example, you could install Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity, then decide you don't like it and install GNOME Shell from the Software Center. The system log-in screen will allow you to easily switch DEs.

Now as to program compatibility. You can usually expect programs to be compatible with your distribution. Linux apps work through dependencies, so if your current installation is lacking anything separate that the program needs to run it will download it alongside the program. This is why you will try to download one file but you will notice the system is downloading like 10 other apps or so alongside it to make sure it will run. The Desktop Environment you are currently using is usually NOT a barrier to being able to install or run a program. If you are running GNOME Shell and want to use an app associated with KDE (for example Akregator), Ubuntu will simply pull in the necessary KDE files to make that program run.

This is usually also true across distributions. For example, I could run the latest version of Firefox (v20.0) on Ubuntu 12.04 if I wished though that is an older release.

Now as to your specific printer problem. Can I assume that you have already tried to connect the printer through the printers dialog (the CUPS service)? Printers in Linux are not usually installed through specific client programs but using a general software interface. If you did, what exactly was the error message you received?

Have you tried Linux drivers at this site?

http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/searchModule

Wow, thanks for your responses and help

The linux drivers from the epson site are downloaded but they do not work.
They probably would work with Gnome ??

I just downloaded the gnome shell, from the SC, now what ? How do I access
it ? the Dash on the dock does not recognize gnome shell. Or is this a
command line thing? I'm not savvy about these things. I'm a middle aged
fella who gets a bit cranky when things don't work so I apologize in
advance.

I had an Apple for years, a g3 iMac, PowerPC which worked great until they
stopped supporting it. I now use the ASUS, which is a nice machine,
considering the price. Sometimes I get frustrated with the Ubuntu, but it's
better than Windows,let me tell you.

Thanks again, I will follow up at a later time bye

On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 11:31 AM, michael <
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Now the unfortunate thing is that I don't currently own an epson printer...
...do you get any error messages that might help me tracking down the problem?

If not let's hope somebody else has the same problem. It should be rather common: The only thing ubuntu differs from every other computer running gnome is the program (named "unity") that provides the buttons you click on when you try starting a program and that provides a handler for the ALT+TAB key combination.

The component of the system the printer is connected to is named cups: The Common Unix Printing System that is the same program apple uses for their computers - which was very lucky for me once: When HP did decide not to write any mac driver for my printer I compiled the ubuntu ones instead on my girlfriend's mac - and was surprised that that actually worked ;-)

Perhaps the epson driver is missing some cups component that isn't installed on your system. Did have this case once, but many years ago. The component that was missing then were the foomatic filters.

---

If the main problem is printing: Epson is proud that their printers all speak a common language so in theory any preinstalled epson driver for a similar printer should work even if trying this would be a last-resort step.

Kind regards,

   Gunter.

Unity is a shell for Gnome. Unity is not a desktop environment and does not replace Gnome like KDE or XFCE do. When you use Unity, Gnome is still the desktop and uses Compiz as the window manager.

When you run software centre, you will ONLY see packages from the repositories for Precise and nothing more (unless you mess with your OS package config). I have no idea where you get this notion of "only show packages that work in 12.04" as this is t e case by default. Similarly, packages known to work in Raring will be shown in Raring, you will not see Raring packages in Precise.

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a;uname -a;lsusb

Thanks

I base my theory of Software Center based on comments made for programs
that say it worked fine in previous Ubuntu editions , but not 12.04.
Software Center does have a lot of programs listed that work for say,
Kubuntu, or KDE, but many do not say anything about 12.04 compatibility. It
should say up-front whether it a program applies to 12.04. I'm probably
wrong, this is new to me so i'm a bit dim...

Anyway, I downloaded the Gnome shell as recommended. I need to know how to
launch it....

Thank you all, catch you later

On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:06 PM, actionparsnip <
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> Your question #228516 on Ubuntu changed:
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>
> Status: Open => Needs information
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> actionparsnip requested more information:
> Unity is a shell for Gnome. Unity is not a desktop environment and does
> not replace Gnome like KDE or XFCE do. When you use Unity, Gnome is
> still the desktop and uses Compiz as the window manager.
>
> When you run software centre, you will ONLY see packages from the
> repositories for Precise and nothing more (unless you mess with your OS
> package config). I have no idea where you get this notion of "only show
> packages that work in 12.04" as this is t e case by default. Similarly,
> packages known to work in Raring will be shown in Raring, you will not
> see Raring packages in Precise.
>
> What is the output of:
>
> lsb_release -a;uname -a;lsusb
>
> Thanks
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All the packages you see will install and work in Precise. They are intended for that release. You can also run KDE based apps in Gnome without issue.

If you log off and select the Gnome Shell session from the login screen, it will run.

thanks

Hi all,

Found the Gnome shell. I am liking it so far. It seems my system works faster, but that's probably an illusion.

Anyway, my Epson printer problem continues. Any jobs I print are either pending or processing, nothing prints. I am using a usb cable at this point, the wireless never worked. Now on top of that the scanner, which worked fine before, is not working. I'm ready to throw this printer out the window. I should have bought a HP , but the basic printers look so flimsy.

I can't get any bug reports to show what the problem may be. The drivers from Epson do not work, nothing works.

he's dead Jim...

Have you removed the printer (ON Printing - localhost) then reinstalling it?

I just used
download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/searchModule

And found a driver for the printer you named. All I did was search (Google came up with the link). Did you try this?

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a

Thanks

LSB Version:
core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch:cxx-3.0-ia32:cxx-3.0-noarch:cxx-3.1-ia32:cxx-3.1-noarch:cxx-3.2-ia32:cxx-3.2-noarch:cxx-4.0-ia32:cxx-4.0-noarch:desktop-3.1-ia32:desktop-3.1-noarch:desktop-3.2-ia32:desktop-3.2-noarch:desktop-4.0-ia32:desktop-4.0-noarch:graphics-2.0-ia32:graphics-2.0-noarch:graphics-3.0-ia32:graphics-3.0-noarch:graphics-3.1-ia32:graphics-3.1-noarch:graphics-3.2-ia32:graphics-3.2-noarch:graphics-4.0-ia32:graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-3.2-ia32:printing-3.2-noarch:printing-4.0-ia32:printing-4.0-noarch:qt4-3.1-ia32:qt4-3.1-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
Linux robert-1015PE 3.2.0-41-generic #66-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 25 03:28:09 UTC
2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

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wget https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8850924/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i ./epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
sudo apt-get -f install
rm ./epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb

nothings happening...

dpkg: error processing ./epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
(--install):
 cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ./epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
robert@robert-1015PE:~$ sudo dpkg -i
./epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
dpkg: error processing ./epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
(--install):
 cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ./epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
robert@robert-1015PE:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
required:
  gnustep-base-common libunity6 gimp-help-en libbabl-0.0-0 libgegl-0.0-0
gnustep-base-runtime
  gnustep-back0.20-art gnustep-gui-common gnustep-back0.20
libgnustep-gui0.20 gimp-help-common libpopplerkit0
  mknfonts.tool libgnustep-base1.22 autotools-dev gnustep-common
gnustep-gpbs gnustep-back-common libobjc3
  gnustep-gui-runtime amarok-help-en libmpd1 gmpc-data acroread-common
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
robert@robert-1015PE:~$ rm
./epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
rm: cannot remove `./epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb': No
such file or directory

On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 9:31 AM, actionparsnip <
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> Your question #228516 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/228516
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> wget
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8850924/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
> sudo dpkg -i ./epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
> sudo apt-get -f install
> rm ./epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
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did the wget command run ok?

no, I'm afraid it did not. What's happening is the printer is acknowledged
when I try to print, but the job status stays in pending or processing
status, and never actually prints.

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> did the wget command run ok?
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can you give the output of the wget command please

how do I obtain that ?

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run the command and copy the output. it is in no way different to what you already did, just with the wget command I gave...

robert@robert-1015PE:~$ sudo dpkg -i
./epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
dpkg: error processing ./epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
(--install):
 cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ./epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
robert@robert-1015PE:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
required:
  gnustep-base-common libunity6 gimp-help-en libbabl-0.0-0 libgegl-0.0-0
  gnustep-base-runtime gnustep-back0.20-art gnustep-gui-common
  gnustep-back0.20 libgnustep-gui0.20 gimp-help-common libpopplerkit0
  mknfonts.tool libgnustep-base1.22 autotools-dev gnustep-common
gnustep-gpbs
  gnustep-back-common libobjc3 gnustep-gui-runtime amarok-help-en libmpd1
  gmpc-data acroread-common
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
robert@robert-1015PE:~$ rm
./epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb

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> Your question #228516 on Ubuntu changed:
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>
> Status: Open => Needs information
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> actionparsnip requested more information:
> run the command and copy the output. it is in no way different to what
> you already did, just with the wget command I gave...
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Run:

wget https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8850924/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb

in a terminal, what is the output?

robert@robert-1015PE:~$ wget
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8850924/epson-inkjet-printer-
--2013-05-11 16:14:14--
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8850924/epson-inkjet-printer-
Resolving dl.dropboxusercontent.com (dl.dropboxusercontent.com)... 23.21.188.196
Connecting to dl.dropboxusercontent.com
(dl.dropboxusercontent.com)|23.21.188.196|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 NOT FOUND
2013-05-11 16:14:15 ERROR 404: NOT FOUND.

robert@robert-1015PE:~$ escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb

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> Run:
>
> wget https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8850924/epson-inkjet-printer-
> escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
>
> in a terminal, what is the output?
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That message would mean that the URL is unreachable.

...I think I found the reason:

The command wget downloads the file whose URL follows the word "wget". ...but your web browser seems to have thought the "-" after the word "printer" is a hyphen that allows for a line break so wget gets only the first line of the URL (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8850924/epson-inkjet-printer-) while the escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb standing in a new line is interpreted as a new command.

If you put the following command:

wget https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8850924/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb

all into the same line of the terminal the driver will be downloaded correctly. Afterwards the commant

sudo dpkg -i epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb

looks in the current directory for the file you have just downloaded and install it on your system.
In my experience afterwards the printer is auto-detected once connected to the computer - or even (if it is a network printer) if it is only connected to the network the computer is, which still feels like magic to me: Sitting in a completely different room not connected to any cable (but to the wifi net) and still being able to press the print button any time I like.

Thanks I'll try it tomorrow, have a good night

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On May 11, 2013 5:01 PM, "PeterPall" <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Your question #228516 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/228516
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> PeterPall proposed the following answer:
> That message would mean that the URL is unreachable.
>
> ...I think I found the reason:
>
> The command wget downloads the file whose URL follows the word "wget".
> ...but your web browser seems to have thought the "-" after the word
> "printer" is a hyphen that allows for a line break so wget gets only the
> first line of the URL (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8850924
> /epson-inkjet-printer-) while the escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb standing
> in a new line is interpreted as a new command.
>
> If you put the following command:
>
> wget https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8850924/epson-inkjet-printer-
> escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
>
> all into the same line of the terminal the driver will be downloaded
> correctly. Afterwards the commant
>
> sudo dpkg -i epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
>
> looks in the current directory for the file you have just downloaded and
> install it on your system.
> In my experience afterwards the printer is auto-detected once connected to
> the computer - or even (if it is a network printer) if it is only connected
> to the network the computer is, which still feels like magic to me: Sitting
> in a completely different room not connected to any cable (but to the wifi
> net) and still being able to press the print button any time I like.
>
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robert@robert-1015PE:~$ escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb: command not found
robert@robert-1015PE:~$ wget
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8850924/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
--2013-05-12 10:30:17--
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8850924/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
Resolving dl.dropboxusercontent.com (dl.dropboxusercontent.com)... 107.21.240.60
Connecting to dl.dropboxusercontent.com
(dl.dropboxusercontent.com)|107.21.240.60|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 1815054 (1.7M) [application/x-debian-package]
Saving to: `epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb'

100%[======================================>] 1,815,054 873K/s in 2.0s

2013-05-12 10:30:21 (873 KB/s) -
`epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb' saved
[1815054/1815054]

robert@robert-1015PE:~$ sudo dpkg -i
epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
[sudo] password for robert:
(Reading database ... 781440 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace epson-inkjet-printer-escpr 1.2.2-1lsb3.2 (using
epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement epson-inkjet-printer-escpr ...
cups stop/waiting
cups start/running, process 3239
Setting up epson-inkjet-printer-escpr (1.2.2-1lsb3.2) ...
cups stop/waiting
cups start/running, process 3298
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
robert@robert-1015PE:~$

OK , the problem is, the computer recognizes the existence of the
printer, but when I go to print. The job indicate 'pending' or
'processing' but nothing comes out. It gets stuck. I have the printer
directly connected to the computer...

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> You are still having a problem:
> Thanks I'll try it tomorrow, have a good night
>
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> On May 11, 2013 5:01 PM, "PeterPall" <email address hidden>
> wrote:
>
>> Your question #228516 on Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/228516
>>
>> Status: Open => Answered
>>
>> PeterPall proposed the following answer:
>> That message would mean that the URL is unreachable.
>>
>> ...I think I found the reason:
>>
>> The command wget downloads the file whose URL follows the word "wget".
>> ...but your web browser seems to have thought the "-" after the word
>> "printer" is a hyphen that allows for a line break so wget gets only the
>> first line of the URL (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8850924
>> /epson-inkjet-printer-) while the escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb standing
>> in a new line is interpreted as a new command.
>>
>> If you put the following command:
>>
>> wget https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8850924/epson-inkjet-printer-
>> escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
>>
>> all into the same line of the terminal the driver will be downloaded
>> correctly. Afterwards the commant
>>
>> sudo dpkg -i epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
>>
>> looks in the current directory for the file you have just downloaded and
>> install it on your system.
>> In my experience afterwards the printer is auto-detected once connected to
>> the computer - or even (if it is a network printer) if it is only connected
>> to the network the computer is, which still feels like magic to me: Sitting
>> in a completely different room not connected to any cable (but to the wifi
>> net) and still being able to press the print button any time I like.
>>
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remove the printer and reboot then set it up from scratch

OK I will try that...

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On May 12, 2013 11:21 AM, "actionparsnip" <
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> Your question #228516 on Ubuntu changed:
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> Status: Open => Answered
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> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> remove the printer and reboot then set it up from scratch
>
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OK... still no go. The computer does not detect the printer, says
'waiting for the printer' . I will try again but use GNOME shell and
if that makes a difference...

On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 11:21 AM, actionparsnip
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> Your question #228516 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/228516
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> remove the printer and reboot then set it up from scratch
>
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no difference with the printer status even using GNOME shell. it just
isn't working. I'm ready to throw my hands up. I just don't think the
Epson driver works in Unity or it may be the computer itself not
working well with the printer or 12.04. Who knows? it shouldn't be
this hard. I'll get an HP...

On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Robert DuPont <email address hidden> wrote:
> OK... still no go. The computer does not detect the printer, says
> 'waiting for the printer' . I will try again but use GNOME shell and
> if that makes a difference...
>
> On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 11:21 AM, actionparsnip
> <email address hidden> wrote:
>> Your question #228516 on Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/228516
>>
>> Status: Open => Answered
>>
>> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
>> remove the printer and reboot then set it up from scratch
>>
>> --
>> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
>> know that it is solved:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/228516/+confirm?answer_id=27
>>
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thanks everyone for trying to fix the printer problem. I will dump the Epson and go with HP, which I have found out after the fact seem to work well with Ubuntu/Linux better than any other brand