Check the manufacturer's web page for drivers that you can install on Linux.Usually, it will at least be detected as a 'generic' printer and give you basic printing functionality with the 'official' manufacturer's driver. Go into your distribution's 'settings' page and try to manually add it as a new printer.Sometimes, the printer will just auto install and work immediately even if it's not 'officially' supported. Just plug your printer in and see if it automatically appears as a new printer in your list of devices.Try 'Obvious' Things Firstīefore we dive into the details, let's get some of the obvious things to try out of the way first: ![]() Finally, the article will end with a discussion on how I was able to force my specific Epson P900 printer to work with Linux. Therefore, the rest of this article will focus on providing a general overview of how to debug and analyze printer problems on Linux for most printer models. This article will assume that the reader is interested in knowing how they can force their printer to work with Linux. Clearly, this is unacceptable, and the only reasonable course of action is to force this printer to be compatible with Linux regardless of how much time, money, or resources it will cost to do so. ![]() Unfortunately, this model of printer is not officially compatible with Linux. I recently spent $1,459.00 on a brand new Epson SureColor P900 printer. ![]() A Linux Printer Debugging Guide - By Robert Elder
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