<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Leroy & NMGLUGers, 1) Probably a good idea to upgrade to Bullseye, Debian 11; many articles are out on the 'net; eg. <a href="https://www.tecmint.com/upgrade-debian-10-to-debian-11/">https://www.tecmint.com/upgrade-debian-10-to-debian-11/</a>. If you have questions about this let us know. I followed an article which I read and reviewed a few times before executing the steps. But having the most current edition of the OS makes sense as a rule. 2) Review your sources.list; you may have to enable contrib or non-free to find packages for your printer. See this link for DebianĀ <a href="https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_life_with_eternal_upgrades">manuals & upgrades</a> to review the whole idea of upgrades. 3) Try to keep it simple; start where you are. The Debian 11 release notes are here: <a href="https://www.debian.org/releases/bullseye/amd64/release-notes/">bullseye/amd64/release-notes/</a>. Do remember having a backup of your system is always recommended. Also, Debian wiki reminds users to stick with packages within the Debian system. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">I run Debian 11 and on different hardware Xubuntu 21.10. The two year cycle of Debian versus the six month cycle with Xubuntu gives me a perspective on the changes in the Debian/Ubuntu families. I don't push the limit of any system. I tried to buck the system and lock Firefox at one release and that did not work out - after a series of freezes, I resumed updating Firefox with the approved and current versions. I learned how to set the application settings to make the updated versions work as I wished within the parameters allowed. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">This does not address the printer issues, but might give you a beginning. In fact a brief web search follows a "now you see it, now you don't" pattern. One other fix I have for wireless printers is to revert to a usb cable; somehow this has made printing easier for two friends who had trouble waking a wireless printer for the occasional print job. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Good luck. Do keep working on this and let us know. Thank you, Ted P<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 7:17 AM LeRoy Diener <<a href="mailto:leroy@choosetherightside.com">leroy@choosetherightside.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">Hi NMGLUG folks,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">I'm trying to get my Epson WF-3640 printer to print from my Debian 10 laptop.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">I have not found a driver specifically for this.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">I did findĀ a generic driver named epson-escpr for many epson printers from <a href="https://www.openprinting.org/printer/Epson/Epson-WF-3640_Series" target="_blank">https://www.openprinting.org/printer/Epson/Epson-WF-3640_Series</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">Here's info about my 64-bit OS:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">ll@leno:~$ lsb_release -a<br>No LSB modules are available.<br>Distributor ID: Debian<br>Description: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)<br>Release: 10<br>Codename: buster</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">I selected the file for x86 64 bit and 1.4.1 (DEB for LSB 3.2).</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">I clicked on it and selected the option to open with GDebi Package Installer.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">I got an error that Dependency is not satisfiable: lsb (>= 3.2)<br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class="gmail_default">I heard that debian no longer allows LSB. I don't really understand the relationship. It might be that debian has removed or relocated some functionality related to LSB. It seems like this is the issue preventing me from getting this printer to work for me.<br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class="gmail_default">What to do?</div><div style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class="gmail_default">Implications...</div><div style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class="gmail_default">I've heard that there are some work-arounds possible, but that might create problems.</div><div style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class="gmail_default">I found a forum post suggesting that debian 11 might work with some driver for this printer. It makes sense for me to upgrade soon to debian 11.</div><div style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class="gmail_default">I've heard that, if connectivity to printers and other apps is important to me, I might try Ubuntu.</div><div style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class="gmail_default">One idea is to use a different OS on a different laptop.</div><div style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class="gmail_default">Another idea is to use a VM for printing. I already have Win10 in a VM. I could put Ubuntu into a VM.</div><div style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class="gmail_default">I welcome your thoughts.</div><div style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class="gmail_default">LeRoy<br></div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>There is something glorious birthing within all of us. (New for 2021)</div>I am the Love of God, no matter what.<br>LeRoy Diener<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"><br>213-<span>LEROYIZ</span><br>213-537-6949<br><a href="http://www.leroydiener.com/" target="_blank">www.leroydiener.com/</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"></span></span></span></div></div></div></div>
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