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Ubuntu - no administration menu for printing & another question?
I know almost nothing about Linux, but I installed a minimal installation of Ubuntu, and I've been trying to find a way to get my printer working. I messed up somehow, and after a download (gutenprint) and cleanup that happened while running an "aptitude" session, I now have no menu for printing at all. I mean, before, I right-clicked the desktop, selected system, then "printing," and then had a window where I could install a new printer. Now, I still have "System," but no link to "Printing." Something I needed was removed, it seems. How do I fix this?
One other question, in case you know... How do I install a downloaded DEB package on my desktop? I can extract it and look inside the package, but I want it to be installed (It's a gutenprint package with driver for my printer...I hope). Thanks.
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- bakegoodzLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
Install system-config-printer-gnome OR system-config-printer-kde
depending on your display manager.
It's best to install through a package manager such as synaptic or aptitude. Because it resolves dependencies. Though sometimes it installs packages you don't need. Apt-get is sometimes more conserviative. Terminal example: "apt-get install nameofprogram"
Though once I wanted to install smartmontools, but kept insisting to install a email server too. So I download the deb file and in the terminal ran "dpkg -i smartmon-blabla.deb" to install it.