Can not install my Epson WP-4530 inkjet printer

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Can not install my Epson WP-4530 inkjet printer

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I recently installed Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon on a Mac-mini. The Linux install has given my old Mac-mini new life and I am very happy with the new performance injection Linux Mint has provided. My problem is I can not install my first printer (an Epson WP-4530 inkjet printer). The printer install process seem to flow as expected all the way down to a window which says: Installing driver epson-inkjet-printer-201113w. Installing.... It then continues as if it were installing while the progress bar does not show any progress. It just sits there. I have tried this several times with the same result. I am hoping some helping hand can steer me in the right direction. Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to provide. WPV
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Re: Can not install my Epson WP-4530 inkjet printer

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WPV wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2018 8:02 pm Installing driver epson-inkjet-printer-201113w.
You have the right driver. What package did you download and how did you try to install it?
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Re: Can not install my Epson WP-4530 inkjet printer

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OK. This is how I went about installing the Epson WP-4530:
Clicked the "Menu" button on the desktop, selected "Administration" then clicked on "Printers"; the "printers - localhost" window shows up, I click on the "Add" button
and the "New Printer" window opens up. On the devices list , my Epson WP-4530 printer shows up. I click on the Epson WP-4530 printer and then on the "Forward" button.
A small "Searching for Drivers" window momentarily appears. The "New Printer" window now prompts me to select one of the Downloadable Drivers, I click on
the epson-201113w driver. I then select the "Yes, I accept this license" circle at the bottom of the window and click on the "Forward" button. A small window appears which reads "Installing driver epson-inkjet-printer-201113w" "Installing..." The progress bar on the window shows no progress!!. Nothing else happens. It just sits there.
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Re: Can not install my Epson WP-4530 inkjet printer

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IF your problem has been solved, please edit your original post and add [SOLVED] to the beginning of the Subject Line. It helps other members

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