Recently I did a clean install to get Mint 20.1, and I could print files using all ppssoble apps, including Vivaldi (Chromium based webbrowser). After installing Gnome Boxes and trying to get the connect with my printer bridged (changing ports I think, link), so that I can use my printer directly in W10 on Gnome Boxes, that project failed. Not only that, I can no longer print using Vivaldi (quit handy for previews of pdf and such). But I still can print with LibreOffice, and such, because Mint still recognize my printer.
Because I have update Vivaldi in the meantime, i thought that is just a bug in the update. I also undid the changes to get Gnome Boxes bridge that I have made by reverting these steps. Then I installed the Linux drivers from Epson their own product website. Their software recognize the printer, but is unable to connect with it, even when I print a file with LibreOffice. Thus my printer is still connected, but not all apps recognize and can work with it correctly
Thus my problem is that; although Cinnamon recognize my printer and I can print using LibreOffice, I have problems with other apps. Vivaldi does not recognize it at all, the Linux drivers recognize it, but can not work with it and Gnome is still unable to talk to my printer.
Here is the result of inxi -Fxxxrz
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System:
Kernel: 5.4.0-67-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0
Desktop: Cinnamon 4.8.6 wm: muffin 4.8.1 dm: LightDM 1.30.0
Distro: Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: Gigabyte product: X570 AORUS PRO v: -CF
serial: <filter>
Mobo: Gigabyte model: X570 AORUS PRO v: x.x serial: <filter>
UEFI: American Megatrends v: F32 date: 01/18/2021
CPU:
Topology: 8-Core model: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen
L2 cache: 4096 KiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
bogomips: 114983
Speed: 4075 MHz min/max: 2200/3600 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz):
1: 4084 2: 4084 3: 4084 4: 4084 5: 4085 6: 4085 7: 4085 8: 4089 9: 4084
10: 4089 11: 4085 12: 4076 13: 4085 14: 4085 15: 4090 16: 4084
Graphics:
Device-1: AMD Navi 14 [Radeon RX 5500/5500M / Pro 5500M] vendor: Gigabyte
driver: amdgpu v: kernel bus ID: 0a:00.0 chip ID: 1002:7340
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: amdgpu,ati
unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,radeon,vesa
resolution: 3440x1440~75Hz, 3440x1440~75Hz, 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Radeon RX 5500 XT (NAVI14 DRM 3.35.0 5.4.0-67-generic
LLVM 11.0.0)
v: 4.6 Mesa 20.2.6 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: AMD Navi 10 HDMI Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus ID: 0a:00.1 chip ID: 1002:ab38
Device-2: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: Gigabyte
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 0c:00.4 chip ID: 1022:1487
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-67-generic
Network:
Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network vendor: Gigabyte driver: igb
v: 5.6.0-k port: f000 bus ID: 04:00.0 chip ID: 8086:1539
IF: enp4s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: virbr0 state: down mac: <filter>
IF-ID-2: virbr0-nic state: down mac: <filter>
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 70.6 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 56 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 0
Repos:
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list
1: deb https://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/deb/ stable main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/devolo-updates.list
1: deb http://update.devolo.com/linux/apt/ stable main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dimitris-kalamaras-ppa-focal.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/dimitris-kalamaras/ppa/ubuntu focal main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/libreoffice-ppa-focal.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu focal main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com ulyssa main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openshot_developers-ppa-focal.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openshot.developers/ppa/ubuntu focal main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/otto-kesselgulasch-gimp-focal.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu focal main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pkgcrosswire-ppa-focal.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/pkgcrosswire/ppa/ubuntu focal main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/riot-im.list
1: deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/riot-im-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.riot.im/debian/ default main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial.list
1: deb [arch=amd64] https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/smathot-cogscinl-focal.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/smathot/cogscinl/ubuntu focal main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list
1: deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/team-xbmc-ppa-focal.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu focal main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/thomas-schiex-blender-focal.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/thomas-schiex/blender/ubuntu focal main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-mozilla-security-ppa-focal.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa/ubuntu focal main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntuhandbook1-audacity-focal.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntuhandbook1/audacity/ubuntu focal main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntuhandbook1-gimp-focal.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntuhandbook1/gimp/ubuntu focal main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vivaldi.list
1: deb http://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/deb/ stable main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/zotero.list
1: deb https://github.com/retorquere/zotero-deb/releases/download/apt-get/ ./
Info:
Processes: 426 Uptime: 2h 08m Memory: 31.37 GiB used: 22.81 GiB (72.7%)
Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash
v: 5.0.17 running in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.0.38
PS. With Timeshift, I can go back the settings after a clean install on February 27th 2021, but I prefer to learn from my mistakes.
EDIT: The printer is connected with cable and over a powerline, and I can access the settings over the IP; both with my smartphone and with Vivaldi.