Epson L550/L555 Inkjet Printer Quick Start on Ubuntu Linux
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Epson L550/L555 Series All-in-One Printer/Scanner Drivers and Printing Software Utility on Ubuntu 14.04-Trusty-LTS/16.04-Xenial-LTS GNU/Linux.
To Get the Epson L550/L555 Printer Recognized and Running on Ubuntu Linux you need to Download and Install the Epson Proprietary Driver.
Epson Printer Utility for Linux Ubuntu provides the following functions:
- Printer Status(Error / Warning)
- Ink Levels
- Paper Count Information
- Nozzle Check
- Head Cleaning
Then to Get the Epson Scanner Working on Ubuntu Linux Follow the Guide on Getting-Started with Epson Image Scan! Software on Ubuntu.
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Download Epson Printer .deb Drivers for Ubuntu
Get Epson ‘L555’ Printer Ubuntu Driver.
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Open a File Manager Window
Go to Home > Downloads -
Double-Click on All the Printer Driver Packages.
Of from the Shell:
sudo apt-get install gdebi gdebi-core
sudo gdebi ~/Downloads/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr*.deb
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Finally, Go on System Settings to Add Printer
And the Printer will be Recognized and Installed -
Download Epson Printer Utility for Ubuntu
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To Install Epson Printer Utility follow the Same Procedure as for the Drivers
Instead, from Command Line:
sudo gdebi ~/Downloads/epson-printer-utility*.deb
Here below a Shot of the Epson Printer Utility with the well-marked Features…
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How to Get Started with Epson Scanning on Ubuntu