[ubuntu-uk] Hello is it possible for me to buy a ubuntu dvd

[Steven Maddox]

Without seeing your machine... my guess is the Brother .deb package just
gives CUPS (the system macOS and Linux uses for printing) the knowledge
of how to handle various models of Brother printers... but doesn't
actually add your printer to the list of installed printers (as it
wouldn't know how you were connecting it or which exact model you have).

So you need to actually use the 'Add' button in the 'Printers'
configuration tool (usually under Administration in your main menu)
which will start a wizard asking you how you plugged it in, and select
from a list which make/model it is (and that list should now include
your make/model as you installed the Brother package earlier).  It
should then offer you a chance to print a test page.

Steven Maddox
Lantizia

On 28/05/2021 11:13, Mark Dorrington wrote:
> Hello Steven
>
> Many Thanks for your e-mail i have one laptop with windows of which i
> use for multimedia and a laptop i use ubuntu linux
>
> For general internet search as ubuntu has better security package than
> windows.
>
> I have just bought a netbook as my other ubuntu laptop broke down it
> currently has ubuntu mate installed on it but it is an older version.
>
> As regards to the printer driver i have downloaded previously from the
> brother website the LPR and CUPSwrapper driver.
>
> I install each debian file via GDebi Package installer and it installs
> successfully but after that when it try to print
> from a webpage nothing printer is on and the usb cable is fully
> inserted into the usb port.
>
> I tried to print from mozilla firefox
>
> Any help would be highly appreciated!
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Mark.
>
>
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> On Fri, 28 May 2021 at 08:03, Steven Maddox <s.maddox at lantizia.me.uk
> <mailto:s.maddox at lantizia.me.uk>> wrote:
>
>     Hey Mark,
>
>     As far as I'm aware there should be people on this (very quiet!)
>     mailing list who are part of the Ubuntu UK LoCo team, but I'm not
>     sure if they still receive official physical copies of Ubuntu any
>     more... but if they do they could send you one out.
>
>     There are some places (like thelinuxshop.co.uk
>     <http://thelinuxshop.co.uk> - this is NOT a recommendation, never
>     used them before - but plenty of websites like them exist... plus
>     ebay/amazon too) which will sell you Ubuntu on DVD or USB Pen. 
>     But it depends on if you trust they've not meddled with the image
>     written to it.
>
>     For the same money you could just buy an old issue of Linux Format
>     (I'm more of a Linux Journal fan myself, but they stopped doing
>     physical issues a long time ago!) from here...
>     https://www.magazinesdirect.com/az-single-issues/6937009/linux-format-magazine-single-issue.thtml
>
>     e.g. buying issue 272 will get you Ubuntu 20.04 on DVD and
>     probably a few pages about it too, to get the most out of it.
>
>     Other variants like Ubuntu MATE come with your media player of
>     choice (VLC) but then it's likely only going to be about 20-30MB
>     to download that anyway.
>
>     The printer driver thing would need more information... but does
>     this mean you're already running Ubuntu? 
>
>     Steven Maddox
>     Lantizia
>
>     On 28/05/2021 07:18, Mark Dorrington wrote:
>>     As unfortunately i have to use pay as you go for my internet and
>>     the ubuntu .iso
>>     download is a huge download taken on my data allowance.
>>
>>     Also is there a version of ubuntu that includes software such as
>>     drivers and media
>>     players such as vlc media player so it can install the operating
>>     system and the other
>>     software such as drivers and media players with having to use the
>>     internet.
>>
>>     I am also having s struggle getting these drivers to work:
>>
>>     https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?c=gb&lang=en&prod=dcp195c_all&os=128
>>
>>     If you could please help me i would be highly grateful!
>>
>>     Many Thanks
>>
>>     Mark Dorrington.
>>
>>
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