installing MP -190

[Gary Kirkpatrick]

On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Steve Cook <yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com>wrote:

> On 27/12/09 16:39, Steve Cook wrote:
> > On 27/12/09 16:09, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Sorry! Is that all the error message, didn’t it tell you what was
> >> missing. How are you installing the debs. -- Steve
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I installed just by double clicking the package:
> >> MP190_debian_drivers.tar and then MP190_debian_printer.tar. I think
> >> that was the order. I think that one of these produced
> >> cnijfilter-common_3.00-1_i386.deb and I double clicked that.
> >>
> >> The message from the latter is: Failed to completely install all
> >> dependencies. Run sudo apt-get install -f. That removes this
> >> cnifilter that I just tried to install, which is the printer driver
> >> if what i am reading is correct.
> >>
> >> I am not 100 sure of the sequence but I think this was it.
> >>
> >>
> > That’s what I’m doing. Somewhere it told me it depends on libcupsys2,
> > so I tried installing that and got the following.
> >
> > steve at fosse:~$ sudo apt-get install libcupsys2
> > [sudo] password for steve:
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > Building dependency tree
> > Reading state information... Done
> > Package libcupsys2 is a virtual package provided by:
> > libcups2 1.4.1-5ubuntu2.1
> > You should explicitly select one to install.
> > E: Package libcupsys2 has no installation candidate
> > steve at fosse:~$ sudo apt-get install libcups2
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > Building dependency tree
> > Reading state information... Done
> > libcups2 is already the newest version.
> > libcups2 set to manually installed.
> > You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
> > The following packages have unmet dependencies.
> > cnijfilter-common: Depends: libcupsys2 (>= 1.2.1)
> > E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or
> > specify a solution).
> > steve at fosse:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > Building dependency tree
> > Reading state information... Done
> > Correcting dependencies...Done
> > The following packages will be REMOVED
> > cnijfilter-common
> > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> > 1 not fully installed or removed.
> > After this operation, 156kB disk space will be freed.
> > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n
> > Abort.
> >
> > I’ll have another look after I’ve taken the dogs for a walk
>
> As libcupsys2 isn’t installed you’ll need to install it from
>
> http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/c/cups/libcupsys2_1.3.9-2ubuntu9.3_all.deb
>
> apt-get -f install to get rid of the broken package if need be.
>
> Install libcupsys2, cnijfilter-common, cnijfilter-mp190series and you
> should now have the MP190 in CUPS. Haven’t tried the scanner driver yet.
> I can’t confirm if the printer works as I don’t have this model.
>
>
installed libcupsys2 ok.

sudo apt-get install libcups2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
libcups2 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.


B ut then  "E: Couldn't find package cnijfilter-common"
And then:

gary at garynetbook:~$ sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-mp190series
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package cnijfilter-mp190series
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