Re: Problem with Synaptic
On Fri 12 Nov 2021 at 07:30:36 -0500, Stephen P. Molnar wrote:
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> On 11/11/2021 03:11 PM, Brian wrote:
> > On Thu 11 Nov 2021 at 14:34:20 -0500, Stephen P. Molnar wrote:
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> > > On 11/11/2021 02:06 PM, Brian wrote:
> > > > On Thu 11 Nov 2021 at 12:38:33 -0500, Stephen P. Molnar wrote:
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> > > > > I am running buster on my Linux platform.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have installed a new Brother Laser print using the current Brother
> > > > > Linux installer.
> > > > The MFC-L2710DW is a modern device and is completely supported by
> > > > packages shipped with Debian 11 (bullseye). It is also completely
> > > > supported for printing via a wireless connection on buster.
> > > >
> > > > The packages needed for USB connections and scanning do not come
> > > > with buster but can easily be obtained from
> > > >
> > > > https://github.com/alexpevzner/sane-airscan
> > > >
> > > > Do yourself a favour and read
> > > >
> > > > https://wiki.debian.org/CUPSQuickPrintQueues
> > > >
> > > > A user with a device such as yours does not need proprietary,
> > > > non-free printing or scanning drivers in 2021.
> > > >
> > > Very interesting. Thank you.
> > Interesting indeed. Reaching for printing and scanning drivers,
> > whether free or non-free, is still a user's first thought. I
> > suppose one should work to tackle the issue you outline but
> > switching to driverless printing and scanning is a lot easier
> > and makes most problems involving drivers go away. Additionally,
> > it future-proofs the printing and scanning systems.
> >
> This is the immediate problem that I need to fix:
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> comp@AbNormal:~$ sudo apt upgrade
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> E: The package brscan4 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive
> for it.
Did this command then complete and give a prompt?
> sudo apt update ran without any problems.
Did the output say how many packages needed to be upgraded?
Can you scan?
--
Brian.
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