I installed updates for Zorin OS 17.3 pro. All seemed fine until I ran software updates. Now when I access Settings - Printer, I see a message: 'Sorry, The system printing service doesn't seem to be available'.
I have a brother printer. I installed the following Downloads | HL-2240 | United States | Brother But i get the following error msg when attempting to install Brother Driver Install Tool on Zorin terminal: Bad file descriptor
and at the URI question i just hit enter leave it blank
Yes, that is the website for the driver
oh so don't enter 0 or 1
Should I reinstall and just hit enter?
i would try that yes then unplug your printer usb then shutdown computer replug it in and startup computer you should see after a few secs/monents at top of screen new printer detected and see it complete then it should be working...let me know
rename driver to somesimple like just priner makes it easier then typing in all the dashes and stuff
lpinfo: Bad file descriptor
lpinfo: Bad file descriptor
lpinfo: Bad file descriptor
lpadmin: Unable to connect to server: Bad file descriptor
###############################ls: cannot access '/usr/share/cups/model/Brother/.ppd': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/usr/share/cups/model/brother/.ppd': No such file or directory
hl2240lpr
lpinfo: Bad file descriptor
0 (I): Specify IP address.
1 (A): Auto. (usb://dev/usblp0)
select the number of destination Device URI. ->
lpadmin -p HL2240 -v usb://dev/usblp0 -E -P /usr/share/cups/model/HL2240.ppd
lpadmin: Unable to connect to server: Bad file descriptor
Test Print? [y/N] ->y
wait 5s.
lpr -P HL2240 /usr/share/cups/data/testprint
lpr: Error - The printer or class does not exist.
did you after reinstall unplug usb shutdown computer plug usb back in then restart comp?
let me do that now
No dice. unplugged USB printer connection. Restarted computer. Reinstalled driver. still getting Bad file descriptor error.
In settings, printers "Sorry! The system printing service doesn't seem to be available."
ok im gonna have to look up how to purge/remove all the driver stuff so you can do a fresh printer install
do you have the instruction page?
you can scroll up to see the one to use
`sudo apt remove --purge cups
in a terminal then redo the install been awhile to tell you what to answer to each question tho
What instruction page to Brother or Zorin OS?
im sure you gunziped it already follow from there in a terminal
make sure to cd Downloads if thats where it downloaded
Should I issue the command: Use 'sudo apt autoremove --purge cups' to remove them.
just type sudo apt autoremove
