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installing printer drivers need to know or change my password

Asked by richard cowton

i am trying to installer lexmark x4650 driver but when i get to password dialog box and enter my password i get incorrect password
i have only one account which is administrator.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

if you run the installer with sudo, it will be ok

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richard cowton (richardcowton) said : 		#2

i am new to this os do not now to run sudo

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richard cowton (richardcowton) said : 		#3

i am new to this os do not how to run sudo

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

Ok, lets do this the easy way. What is the name of the file and where is it located (case sensitive)

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richard cowton (richardcowton) said : 		#5

lexmark-08z-series-driver-1.0-1.i386.deb
Desktop
shell script (application/x-shellscript)

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richard cowton (richardcowton) said : 		#6

lexmark-08z-series-driver-1.0-1.i386.deb.sh
Desktop
shell script (application/x-shellscript)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#7

sudo ~/Desktop/lexmark-08z-series-driver-1.0-1.i386.deb.sh

Will run it

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richard cowton (richardcowton) said : 		#8

whare do i enter the line
do not work in the terminal

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#9

Instead of saying 'it doesn't work'

Can you copy and paste the output of the command.....

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richard cowton (richardcowton) said : 		#10

thanks

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#11

Is it running now?