Step-by-step – Printer Epson ET-5850/ET-5880 Ubuntu 18.04 Installation

Driver Epson ET-5850/ET-5880 Ubuntu 18.04 Installation Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Printer Epson ET-5850/ET-5880 in Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic LTS GNU/Linux Desktop.

And the Epson ET-5850/ET-5880 Ubuntu 18.04 Installation guide includes also instructions on How to Get Started Scanning on Ubuntu.

Especially relevant: using the Epson Printer Utility Software, you can Check Ink Levels, View Error and other Status… on EPSON ET-5850/ET-5880 Series Printers.

Finally, to Get the Epson ET-5850/ET-5880 Series Printers Installed on Ubuntu Linux you need to Download and Install the Epson Proprietary Driver.

1. 1. Launching Terminal

   Open a Terminal window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   
   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
   

2. 2. Updating Ubuntu Repos

   Then Update Ubuntu Bionic Repositories:
   Simply play:

   sudo apt update

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.