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   Message 28,761 of 30,566   
   Felix to Mike Easter   
   Re: how to install printer driver   
   21 Jul 25 11:10:57   
   
   From: none@nowhere.com   
      
   Mike Easter wrote:   
   > Felix wrote:   
   >> Paul wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> I would verify it works and you are happy with the print quality first.   
   >>> Getting the driver, is just the first part of verification.   
   >>>   
   >>> When you use an older .deb file like that, there can be   
   >>> unresolved dependencies (the library version needed is not   
   >>> in the distro tree). You should always act surprised when   
   >>> what you just did, works :-)   
   >>   
   >> Ok  :)   
   >>   
   > What Paul is talking about at the .ppa repo is that that .deb is   
   > 'specifically' for either of the two Ub versions indicated, xenial or   
   > trusty.   
   >   
   > LM is based on Ubuntu and can use .deb/s in .ppa/s for it, but   
   > 'normally' when you use a .ppa, you use the one intended for your Ub   
   > version.  My LM is 22.1 which is based on Ub 24.04 Noble; whereas   
   > xenial was way back at 16.04 and trusty even further at 14.04.   
   >   
   > Ideally when you are using a .ppa, you use its filter and choose the   
   > .deb which is for your specific Ub version of LM.   
   >   
   > There isn't one of those at the carps .ppa.   
   >   
   >   
      
   I see   
      
      
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