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Root administrator access needed to install lexmark driver

Asked by Steve McAbee

I have a wireless network printer, a Lexmark 720. I downloaded the linux driver but when I try to install I am prompted for a 'root access' password. Apparently this isn't my regular admin password. Is it possible to get one?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

in the terminal run the command with sudo.

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Steve McAbee (sjmcabee48) said : 		#2

Well, either I'm dumber than a stump or..... anyway, I'm way past the sudo thing. I have put the file in the home directory, ran sudo tar zxvf, no luck. I tried using the install instruction provided by Lexmark for the 705 deb file, but in spite of numerous tries I get errors. I tried installing yakuake and logging on as a su (super user) but it doesn't like my password. I will just have to keep learning terminal usage syntax etc. and hope that one day it will suddenly become clear. Thanks for your help. This is Nostromo, signing off......

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

su will use the root password which doesn't exist. If you run:

sudo -i

You can then run:

cd /home/username

replace username with your user name and you will be good to go.

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