Printing from Acer Aspire One on Linux

okydoky

Problem is trying to print directly from my Acer Notebook.
At home we have Desktop with printer attached and a couple of Windows based laptops and all can print wirelessly but unable to get my Acer Linux to print - any tips/ideas??

JustPassingBy

okydoky wrote: »

Problem is trying to print directly from my Acer Notebook.
At home we have Desktop with printer attached and a couple of Windows based laptops and all can print wirelessly but unable to get my Acer Linux to print - any tips/ideas??

Start with finding out whether you have CUPS on the notebook. Type

http://localhost:631

in the address bar of your browser.

What Linux distribution do you have?

magpiecottage

The Linux is almost certainly Linpus Lite.
First of all, go here and follow the commands to enable easy access to the desktop menu, if you haven't already done so.

The right click and a menu comes up. Choose system and add/remove software.

It will ask for your root password so enter it if you have one or just return.

The next bit is had work for the little Atom chip so give it time.

Click on Search

Then type in gutenprint.

I think you need them all except the GIMP ones

Go back to the desktop (the home key where the windows one is on a windows machine)

Right click, settings, printing, and add your printer.

Mine is a PIXMA IX4000 which is not in the version of gutenprint that comes with the machine but a new version was launched a month after I bought it which does have it and I downloaded and installed that, although I have to tell it that this is an IX5000.

Also, look here for lots of help with Aspire ones.

okydoky

magpiecottage wrote: »

The Linux is almost certainly Linpus Lite.
First of all, go here and follow the commands to enable easy access to the desktop menu, if you haven't already done so.

The right click and a menu comes up. Choose system and add/remove software.

It will ask for your root password so enter it if you have one or just return.

The next bit is had work for the little Atom chip so give it time.

Click on Search

Then type in gutenprint.

I think you need them all except the GIMP ones

Go back to the desktop (the home key where the windows one is on a windows machine)

Right click, settings, printing, and add your printer.

Mine is a PIXMA IX4000 which is not in the version of gutenprint that comes with the machine but a new version was launched a month after I bought it which does have it and I downloaded and installed that, although I have to tell it that this is an IX5000.

Also, look here for lots of help with Aspire ones.

Thanks Magpiecottage but cannot get past the bit requiring the root password.
I do not have one, and cannot just "return" through it as you suggest - any other ideas??

Many thanks in anticipation.

gaming_guy

okydoky wrote: »

Thanks Magpiecottage but cannot get past the bit requiring the root password.
I do not have one, and cannot just "return" through it as you suggest - any other ideas??

Many thanks in anticipation.

by return, i think magpiecottage means just press enter (as it may not have a password)

you should always password protect the root account as it is just like the administrator account in windows

okydoky

I have tried the "enter" button but cannot get past the root password - any other ideas??

JustPassingBy

okydoky wrote: »

I have tried the "enter" button but cannot get past the root password - any other ideas??

Post #2, maybe.

okydoky

Sorry but no idea what you mean - have tried a few permutations but no joy.

Anything else to try??

JustPassingBy

okydoky wrote: »

Sorry but no idea what you mean - have tried a few permutations but no joy.

"Browser" - the software you used to write and send your posts to this forum.

"address bar" - the bit a little bit lower than the top of the page. It will have http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/ in it. Delete everything in that space. Replace with:

http://localhost:631

Press return. Report what you see.

Anything else to try??

Reporting which Linux distribution is on your machine.

scottishblondie

The distro on the AAO is pretty much guaranteed to be Linpus Lite unless the OP has changed it.

The root password was set when you used the AAO the first time. But you can change it to something you'll remember for the future. Open a terminal and type "sudo -su". When it prompts you for a password enter "passwd" and then follow the instructions to change the password.

However, I don't remember ever having to install printer drivers manually. Have you run the live update to make sure everything is up to date?

okydoky

I am getting -

"Common Unix Printing System 1.3.3

OK - what now, please?