[ubuntu-za] Ubuntu HP deskjet 1515 printer "filter fails"

Thu Oct 25 14:12:42 UTC 2018

Hi again. 

Apologies. I must go to our village meeting at 14;45
On Thu, 2018-10-25 at 14:32 +0200, Anton May wrote:
> Hi Charles
> You need to download the .deb file under Ubuntu,Debian on the link
> I've sent you, see screenshot below. The one that says x86_64bit
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 14:24, Charles IRONS <irons.charles at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi Anton
> > I got as far as opened the tar file in archive but dunno how to
> > install tar.gz
> > Tell me please.Chas-- 
> > 
> >   
> >   
> > 
> > Our preferred address is
> > 
> > irons.charles at gmail.com
> > Mobile   +2783 588 0028
> > On Thu, 2018-10-25 at 13:57 +0200, Anton May wrote:
> > > Hi Charles
> > > Herewith the link 
> > > https://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/linux/?pid=google.tv_ex_sl1.s.za&gclid=Cj0KCQjw08XeBRC0ARIsAP_gaQBaPQTHs2l9eYvW6I4lc6wSwtJ8hLyWI-IzY_spgzt6wrrL0g1R9WkaAhyCEALw_wcB
> > > 
> > > You will see .deb 64bit for Teamviewer 13 download link.
> > > 
> > > Just double click and install.
> > > 
> > > Anton
> > > 
> > > On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 13:44, Charles IRONS <
> > > irons.charles at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Hi Anton May
> > > > No I have not got teamviewer on my PC yet. I searched for it in
> > > > Applications and Synaptic but got no result.
> > > > If you give me a detailed command to do in a terminal I will
> > > > try to install it.
> > > > Chas-- 
> > > > 
> > > >   
> > > >   
> > > > 
> > > > Our preferred address is
> > > > 
> > > > irons.charles at gmail.com
> > > > Mobile   +2783 588 0028
> > > > On Thu, 2018-10-25 at 13:33 +0200, Anton May wrote:
> > > > > Good day Charles
> > > > > Have you got teamviewer on your PC?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Anton
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 13:26, Charles IRONS <
> > > > > irons.charles at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Hello Ubuntu-za
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I am a retired end user of Ubuntu since 2004 but at age 79
> > > > > > I need help and I expect to pay for it.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Does anyone live near me in Northcliff Johannesburg??
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I live in 46 ELM PARK VILLAGE, 1 SUZANNE CRESCENT<
> > > > > > NORTHCLIFF 
> > > > > > Very near ElCorro shops where Weltevreden Road becomes 14th
> > > > > > Avenue.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I hope there is an expert among Ubuntu-za members who can
> > > > > > sort out my printer configuration.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >     
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >     
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >     
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >   
> > > > > >   My printer does not print since I upgraded Ubuntu to
> > > > > > 18.04.1 about 10 October 2018.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I have followed advice in over 30 emails from several guys
> > > > > > using ubuntu-users list without success.I still do not know
> > > > > > much about linux or cups or debian.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > The error "Filter failed" keeps appearing.
> > > > > > Launchpad bug #35248 looks similar so I finally read some
> > > > > > of the advice in  
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
https://wiki.debian.org/DissectingandDebuggingtheCUPSPrintingSystem
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > and started to do some diagnostic steps but got very lost.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > The printer works well if I switch to Windows 7 but that is
> > > > > > little use because that has very few apps in it.I only use
> > > > > > Win 7 for SARS efiling .
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I am quite sure this problem can be solved but I only have
> > > > > > the skills to do terminal commands that I can copy and
> > > > > > paste.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >     
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >     
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >     
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >   
> > > > > >   I also tried the simple fix shown in launchpad bug
> > > > > > #35248:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > sudo sed -i 's/HP (HPLIP)/HP/' /usr/share/ppd/hplip/*
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > The result is:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > sed: can't read /usr/share/ppd/hplip/*: No such file or
> > > > > > directory
> > > > > > Please help me get this printer to work again-- 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Thanks & kind regards . Chas
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >   
> > > > > >   
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Our preferred address is
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > irons.charles at gmail.com
> > > > > > Mobile   +2783 588 0028
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Our preferred address is

irons.charles at gmail.com
Mobile   +2783 588 0028
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