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Bapi Saha
Asked: 2019-04-04 05:00:07 +0800 CST

How to install Epson L220 printer

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I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS a few days before. Now I want to print some file with my Epson L220 Inkjet All-in-One printer. Ubuntu automatically adds the printer, but unable to print any text(.txt file) or PDF file. enter image description here The printer simply bypasses the A4 paper with no printing on the paper. Why this happens and what is the way out form this problem?

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4 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    1. Go to Settings and then click on Devices → Printers.

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    2. Then click on Additional Printer Settings....

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    3. Click on Add.

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    4. Select your own printer from the Device tab and make sure that the connection is USB (if your printer is connected via USB) and then click on the Forward button.

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    5. If your computer is connected to the internet, it should automatically start searching for a driver and you have to choose your model number and corresponding driver(recommended). Then Select printer from database and click Forward.

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    6. Select your printer's brand (like Epson or HP or others ) and click Forward.

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    7. Select your printer's model number and recommended driver and then click Forward.

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    8. Click Apply.

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    9. You are done. If you want to print a test page, click on the Print Test Page button.

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    10. The printer is successfully added.

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    That's all. Enjoy printing with your Epson printer in your Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

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  2. All the above answers helped. However, I had to do a lot more to get it working. Here is what I did:

    1. Downloaded epson-inkjet-printer-201401w-1.0.0-1lsb3.2.x86_64.rpm from Espson driver support site

    1. CD to the Downloaded folder

    2. Install the cups filter in ubuntu from the downloaded folder using command

      sudo alien -i epson-inkjet-printer-201401w-1.0.0-1lsb3.2.x86_64.rpm

    3. Extract the downloaded file to new folder.

    4. Navigate inside the extracted folder and find the ppd files folder it will be inside "opt/epson-inkjet-printer-201401w/ppds/Epson" folder of your extracted folder

    5. Extract Epson-L220_Series-epson-driver.ppd.gz.

    6. Connect your printer

    7. Delete the printer if it is automatically added

    8. Go to printer settings

    9. Add printer.

    10. Espon 220 which will be listed. Select it. 12 Go forward. You will get a radio option in next steps to select ppd file from your downloaded folder which is extracted before.

    11. Finish installation and printer should be working

    Thanks

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  3. I have Ubuntu 20.04 and an Epson L220. For me the procedure was a little bit different:

    1. I downloaded epson-inkjet-printer-201401w-1.0.0-1lsb3.2.x86_64.rpm from Espson driver support site.

    2. In order to make it work in terminal I installed LSB package:

      wget launchpadlibrarian.net/233789933/lsb-release_9,20160110_all.deb

    3. Then I deleted the printer because it was automatically added from settings.

    4. I insert the printer with USB and added as explained by @BapiSaha and it's working :D

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  4. I downloaded the .deb instead of .rpm and double clicked on it. Then I went to printer settings, find driver, and chose the newly added driver.

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