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|    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                     --       Linux Mint 22.1              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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