[ubuntu-uk] i still can't print

[paul sutton]

Hi

I am still struggling toget my printer to work in ubuntu 10.04

printer brother mfc j615w

thanks to the guys on the #ubuntu-uk irc channel i was given the
following site

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+question/145783

this is a copy of ALL the output i get from the 2nd script on the page
(first one also failed)

psutton at E-machine:~$ mkdir ~/print; cd ~/print; wget
http://www.brother.com/pub/bsc/linux/dlf/mfcj615wlpr-1.1.1-1.i386.deb;
sudo dpkg -i ./mfcj615wlpr-1.1.1-1.i386.deb; wget
http://www.brother.com/pub/bsc/linux/dlf/mfcj615wcupswrapper-1.1.1-1.i386.deb;
sudo dpkg -i ./mfcj615wcupswrapper-1.1.1-1.i386.deb; sudo apt-get -f
install; cd; rm -r ~/print
--2011-12-22 00:00:39-- 
http://www.brother.com/pub/bsc/linux/dlf/mfcj615wlpr-1.1.1-1.i386.deb
Resolving www.brother.com... 82.71.193.242, 82.71.193.234
Connecting to www.brother.com|82.71.193.242|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Moved Temporarily
Location:
http://pub.brother.com/pub/com/bsc/linux/dlf/mfcj615wlpr-1.1.1-1.i386.deb [following]
--2011-12-22 00:00:40-- 
http://pub.brother.com/pub/com/bsc/linux/dlf/mfcj615wlpr-1.1.1-1.i386.deb
Resolving pub.brother.com... 82.71.193.240, 82.71.193.233
Connecting to pub.brother.com|82.71.193.240|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 1897116 (1.8M) [text/plain]
Saving to: `mfcj615wlpr-1.1.1-1.i386.deb'

100%[======================================>] 1,897,116    819K/s   in
2.3s   

2011-12-22 00:00:42 (819 KB/s) - `mfcj615wlpr-1.1.1-1.i386.deb' saved
[1897116/1897116]

[sudo] password for psutton:
(Reading database ... 286276 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace mfcj615wlpr 1.1.1-1 (using
./mfcj615wlpr-1.1.1-1.i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement mfcj615wlpr ...
dpkg: warning: subprocess old post-removal script returned error exit
status 5
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
dpkg: error processing ./mfcj615wlpr-1.1.1-1.i386.deb (--install):
 subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 5
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 5
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ./mfcj615wlpr-1.1.1-1.i386.deb
--2011-12-22 00:00:49-- 
http://www.brother.com/pub/bsc/linux/dlf/mfcj615wcupswrapper-1.1.1-1.i386.deb
Resolving www.brother.com... 82.71.193.234, 82.71.193.242
Connecting to www.brother.com|82.71.193.234|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Moved Temporarily
Location:
http://pub.brother.com/pub/com/bsc/linux/dlf/mfcj615wcupswrapper-1.1.1-1.i386.deb
[following]
--2011-12-22 00:00:50-- 
http://pub.brother.com/pub/com/bsc/linux/dlf/mfcj615wcupswrapper-1.1.1-1.i386.deb
Resolving pub.brother.com... 82.71.193.240, 82.71.193.233
Connecting to pub.brother.com|82.71.193.240|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 13548 (13K) [text/plain]
Saving to: `mfcj615wcupswrapper-1.1.1-1.i386.deb'

100%[======================================>] 13,548      --.-K/s   in
0.04s  

2011-12-22 00:00:50 (316 KB/s) - `mfcj615wcupswrapper-1.1.1-1.i386.deb'
saved [13548/13548]

(Reading database ... 286276 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace mfcj615wcupswrapper 1.1.1-1 (using
.../mfcj615wcupswrapper-1.1.1-1.i386.deb) ...
cups stop/waiting
cups start/running, process 23389
Unpacking replacement mfcj615wcupswrapper ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mfcj615wcupswrapper:
 mfcj615wcupswrapper depends on mfcj615wlpr; however:
  Package mfcj615wlpr is not installed.
dpkg: error processing mfcj615wcupswrapper (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mfcj615wcupswrapper
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
E: The package mfcj615wlpr needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an
archive for it.

Can someone please help as Windows has screwed up AGAIN and I need to be
able to print

thanks

Paul

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