Re: installing Epson XP-2100

From	Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: installing Epson XP-2100
Date	2020-10-05 18:10 +0200
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anthony gennard wrote: 
> I am new to this list; I am 90 years old and had a serious Stroke just over
> 18 months ago which left me with a complete loss of memory. I had a Debian
> Jessie installation and have now a Debian 10 double install with Windows
> 10.  I am now trying to set up my Debian 10.
> 
> I am trying to install my XP - 2100, but am finding it very difficult. Epson
> can`t offer much help. This particular machine is not on the list of
> printers, and so I have tried many ways of getting it to print. I did get
> close, I got to `printing a test print`, it gave a blank sheet and the
> following `cups server error` ` there was an error during the cups
> operation: client-error-document-format-not supported`


This driver:

sudo apt install printer-driver-escpr

should work for that printer.

After installing it, you'll need to set up CUPS. It's probably
already installed, but if not,

sudo apt install cups

At that point,
https://wiki.debian.org/SystemPrinting#The_CUPS_Web_Interface

should be enough to get you printing.

-dsr-

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installing Epson XP-2100 anthony gennard <agennae@gmail.com> - 2020-10-05 17:40 +0200
  Re: installing Epson XP-2100 Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-10-05 18:10 +0200

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