Driver for Epson XP-430 small in one printer

My version of ubuntu is 16.04 LTS

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a; lsusb

Thanks

Hello Jerry.
                        I suggest you to visit here http://www.quickbookssupporthelp.com/epson-printer-support/ and solve your problem.

inux jerry-Z97X-UD3H 4.4.0-28-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 24 10:09:13 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:8001 Intel Corp.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8009 Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 045e:00cb Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse v2.0
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0bc2:3001 Seagate RSS LLC
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H

erry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$ lsb release -a; uname -a; lsusb
No command 'lsb' found, did you mean:
 Command 'lsh' from package 'lsh-client' (universe)
 Command 'lsx' from package 'suckless-tools' (universe)
 Command 'lb' from package 'live-build' (main)
 Command 'lsw' from package 'suckless-tools' (universe)
 Command 'ls' from package 'coreutils' (main)
 Command 'msb' from package 'mysql-sandbox' (universe)
 Command 'sb' from package 'lrzsz' (universe)
 Command 'jsb' from package 'jsonbot' (universe)
lsb: command not found
Linux jerry-Z97X-UD3H 4.4.0-28-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 24 10:09:13 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:8001 Intel Corp.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8009 Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 045e:00cb Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse v2.0
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0bc2:3001 Seagate RSS LLC
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$

You missed:

lsb_release -a

Thanks

jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$ lsb_release -a; uname -a; lsusb
LSB Version: core-9.20160110ubuntu0.1-amd64:core-9.20160110ubuntu0.1-noarch:cxx-3.0-amd64:cxx-3.0-noarch:cxx-3.1-amd64:cxx-3.1-noarch:cxx-3.2-amd64:cxx-3.2-noarch:cxx-4.0-amd64:cxx-4.0-noarch:cxx-4.1-amd64:cxx-4.1-noarch:desktop-3.1-amd64:desktop-3.1-noarch:desktop-3.2-amd64:desktop-3.2-noarch:desktop-4.0-amd64:desktop-4.0-noarch:desktop-4.1-amd64:desktop-4.1-noarch:graphics-2.0-amd64:graphics-2.0-noarch:graphics-3.0-amd64:graphics-3.0-noarch:graphics-3.1-amd64:graphics-3.1-noarch:graphics-3.2-amd64:graphics-3.2-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-noarch:graphics-4.1-amd64:graphics-4.1-noarch:languages-3.2-amd64:languages-3.2-noarch:languages-4.0-amd64:languages-4.0-noarch:languages-4.1-amd64:languages-4.1-noarch:multimedia-3.2-amd64:multimedia-3.2-noarch:multimedia-4.0-amd64:multimedia-4.0-noarch:multimedia-4.1-amd64:multimedia-4.1-noarch:printing-9.20160110ubuntu0.1-amd64:printing-9.20160110ubuntu0.1-noarch:qt4-3.1-amd64:qt4-3.1-noarch:security-9.20160110ubuntu0.1-amd64:security-9.20160110ubuntu0.1-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial
Linux jerry-Z97X-UD3H 4.4.0-28-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 24 10:09:13 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:8001 Intel Corp.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8009 Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 045e:00cb Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse v2.0
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0bc2:3001 Seagate RSS LLC
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$

jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$ lsb_release -a; uname -a; lsusb
LSB Version: core-9.20160110ubuntu0.1-amd64:core-9.20160110ubuntu0.1-noarch:printing-9.20160110ubuntu0.1-amd64:printing-9.20160110ubuntu0.1-noarch:security-9.20160110ubuntu0.1-amd64:security-9.20160110ubuntu0.1-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial
Linux jerry-Z97X-UD3H 4.4.0-28-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 24 10:09:13 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:8001 Intel Corp.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8009 Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 045e:00cb Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse v2.0
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 04b8:1104 Seiko Epson Corp.
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0bc2:3001 Seagate RSS LLC
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$

Do you have the correct drivers installed?

What is the output of the command

dpkg -l | grep -i epson
sudo dpkg --audit

rry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$
jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$ dpkg -l | grep -i epson
rc epson-inkjet-printer-escpr:i386 1.6.5-1lsb3.2 i386 Epson Inkjet Printer Driver (ESC/P-R) for Linux
jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$ sudo dpkg --audit
[sudo] password for jerry:
jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$ erry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$
erry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$: command not found
jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$ jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$ dpkg -l | grep -i epson
jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$: command not found
jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$ rc epson-inkjet-printer-escpr:i386 1.6.5-1lsb3.2 i386 Epson Inkjet Printer Driver (ESC/P-R) for Linux
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$ jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$ sudo dpkg --audit
jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$: command not found
jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$ [sudo] password for jerry:
[sudo]: command not found
jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$
jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$

The output does not show that the Epson-provided printer drivers is installed,
now what is the output of

dpkg -l | grep -i escpr

jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$ dpkg -l | grep -i escpr
rc epson-inkjet-printer-escpr:i386 1.6.5-1lsb3.2 i386 Epson Inkjet Printer Driver (ESC/P-R) for Linux
jerry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$

When the printer quit working I uninstalled the driver and reinstalled it and then instead of asking the printer model it was asking for the printer URI and I do not have a clue what that is.

erry@jerry-Z97X-UD3H:~$ dpkg -l | grep -i escpr
ii epson-inkjet-printer-escpr 1.6.5-1lsb3.2 amd64 Epson Inkjet Printer Driver (ESC/P-R) for Linux
 I installed a driver and it still doesn't work So I am going to remove that driver and try another one.

I am beginning to think the best option might be to wipe the drive and re-install ubuntu from a disk. Maybe one or more of the software upgrades or something I did made the printer driver incompatible with the O/S

There is a know problem with some software (including the Epson printer drivers) and Ubuntu 16.04 related to the lsb packages.

I recommend that you try the Ubuntu-provided package printer-driver-escpr

How do I get that driver?

Well I tried that and it didn't work so I will try a O/S re-install or go back to 15.04

15.04 is EOL and no longer supported in any way.

Were you able to install the printer-driver-escpr package?
What does the configuration page on http://localhost:631/ tell about the printer?
What happens if you try printing?

Tried that nothing worked so I wiped the drive and re-installed 16.04 from a disk not sure if I will try using epson printer with it. The printer I had before was a Hewlett Packard and ubuntu had generic drivers for them wonder why there is not a generic driver for epson in 16.02

The ubuntu 16.04 from the disk has dozens of drivers for Epson printers just none for the XP-430 small in ones.

There is a generic 'EscPr' driver that should work with (almost) all Epson printers, including the XP-430 series.

Where do I get it?

Downloaded espr driver installed it tried to set up printer there are no XP printers on the list of drivers.

It is the printer-driver-escpr package.

Problem solved posted the question on linux question website first reply solved it. sudo apt-get install printer-driver-escpr.
That may be what Manfred was trying to tell me but I didn't know how to get it. I am not very computer savy I am aretired construction worker and trying to learn something new. Thanks for taking the time to help me.