Epson Stylus Photo R280/R285/R290 Mint Quick Start
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Epson Stylus Photo R280/R285/R290 Series Printers Driver and Printer Utility Software on Linux Mint Mate/Cinnamon/Xfce/KDE Desktop.
To Get the Epson Stylus Photo R280/R285/R290 Printer Recognized and Running on Linux Mint you need to Download and Install the Proprietary Driver.
Epson Printer Utility Features:
- Printer Status(Error / Warning)
- Ink Levels
- Paper Count Information
- Nozzle Check
- Head Cleaning

Download Epson Stylus Photo R280/R285/R290 Mint Driver
Double-Click/Right-Click on the Printer Driver Package
Or Select open with GDebi / QApt before Downloading.
After Click on Install in the Package Installer.Of from the Shell:
sudo apt-get install gdebi gdebi-core
sudo gdebi ~/Downloads/epson*.deb
Find the New Installed Printer.
Finally, Go on System Settings to Add Printer
And the Printer will be Recognized and InstalledDownload Printer Utility for Linux Mint
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 Printer Utility with the well-marked Features…