Printing and scanning for Porteus

[beny]

mksquashfs is your friend,when you don't know where the script that you need is located...
in terminal mksquashfs python-evdev-1.7.0-1-x86_64.pkg python-evdev-1.7.0-1-x86_64.xzm, the first is a directory where you have open the archive the second is the porteus package, you have also unsquashfs if you want to open a xzm package.

[sos]

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For remove unuseful packages you can unpack 07-printing-x86_64-2023-09-23.xzm module (as root user) to /tmp and run these commands in terminal

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su
toor
ROOT=/tmp/07-printing-x86_64-2023-09-23 removepkg brscan brscan2 brscan3 brscan4 brscan5 brscan-skey epson-inkjet-printer-escpr epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2 hplip hplip-plugin pantum-1.1.106-x86_64
cd /tmp
dir2xzm 07-printing-x86_64-2023-09-23 07-printing-x86_64-2023-09-23-lite.xzm

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Great-- this gets me down to about 246 MiB (uncompressed) from the full 394 MiB. Quite a helpful reduction when running in RAM (and still works fine of course).
Thanks again!

[Blaze]

Download: 07-printing-x86_64-2024-04-30.tar (plus all deps for all DE's) for Porteus 5.1-current x86_64

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# md5sum
8ae701a92acab67a2a67873664353e9e  07-printing-x86_64-2024-04-30.tar

Changelog

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[*] all packages updated to Slackware-current 2024-04-30 (cups-2.4.8, cups-browsed-2.0.0, cups-filters-2.0.0, libcupsfilters-2.0.0, libppd-2.0.0)
[*] ipp-usb package removed (coz it takes many deps like a gcc-go)
[*] sane-airscan is accepted (is not removed)
[*] simple-scan downgrade to 42.1 version coz it base on GTK3.

Packages:

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brscan-0.2.4-0.amd64
brscan-skey-0.3.2-0.amd64
brscan2-0.2.5-1.amd64
brscan3-0.2.13-1.amd64
brscan4-0.4.11-1.amd64
brscan5-1.3.1-0.amd64
cnrdrvcups-ufr2-uk-5.90-1.03.x86_64
cnrdrvcups-ufr2lt-uk-5.00-1.x86_64
cups-2.4.8-x86_64-1
cups-bjnp-2.0.3-x86_64-1_SBo
cups-browsed-2.0.0-x86_64-1
cups-filters-2.0.0-x86_64-1
cups-pdf-3.0.1-x86_64-1_SBo
dbus-python-1.3.2-x86_64-2
epson-inkjet-printer-escpr-1.8.5-x86_64-2_SBo
epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2-1.2.9-x86_64-1_SBo
foomatic-db-engine-4.0.13-x86_64-1_SBo
gegl-0.4.48-x86_64-1
gexiv2-0.14.2-x86_64-3
ghostscript-10.03.0-x86_64-1
gimp-2.10.36-x86_64-3
gutenprint-5.3.4-x86_64-3
hplip-3.23.12-x86_64-5
hplip-plugin-3.23.12-x86_64-1_SBo
jbigkit-2.1-x86_64-2_SBo
libcupsfilters-2.0.0-x86_64-1
libgusb-0.4.9-x86_64-1
libhandy-1.8.3-x86_64-1
libieee1284-0.2.11-x86_64-8
libjpeg8-3.0.2-alt1.x86_64
libppd-2.0.0-x86_64-1
pantum-106-1.1.106-alt1.x86_64
pycups-2.0.4-x86_64-1
pycurl-7.45.3-x86_64-2
pysmbc-1.0.25.1-x86_64-1bl
python-notify2-0.3.1-x86_64-11
python3-reportlab-4.2.0-x86_64-1_SBo
qpdf-11.9.0-x86_64-1
sane-1.3.0-x86_64-1
sane-airscan-0.99.29-x86_64-1_SBo
simple-scan-42.1-x86_64-1_SBo
system-config-printer-1.5.18-x86_64-2

Additional dependencies for these DEs:

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# KDE5
[-] babl
[-] libgusb
[-] colord
[-] python-certifi
[-] python-chardet
[-] python-idna
[-] python-requests
[-] python-urllib3
[-] json-glib

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# Openbox
[-] babl
[-] libgusb
[-] colord
[-] python-certifi
[-] python-chardet
[-] python-idna
[-] python-requests
[-] python-urllib3
[+] json-glib

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# XFCE
[-] babl
[-] libgusb
[-] colord
[-] python-certifi
[-] python-chardet
[-] python-idna
[-] python-requests
[-] python-urllib3
[+] json-glib

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# LXQT
[-] babl
[-] libgusb
[-] colord
[-] python-certifi
[-] python-chardet
[-] python-idna
[-] python-requests
[-] python-urllib3
[+] json-glib

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# LXDE
[-] babl
[-] libgusb
[-] colord
[-] python-certifi
[-] python-chardet
[-] python-idna
[-] python-requests
[-] python-urllib3
[+] json-glib

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# MATE
[+] babl
[-] libgusb
[-] colord
[-] python-certifi
[-] python-chardet
[-] python-idna
[-] python-requests
[-] python-urllib3
[+] json-glib

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# GNOME
[-] babl
[-] libgusb
[+] colord
[-] python-certifi
[-] python-chardet
[-] python-idna
[-] python-requests
[-] python-urllib3
[+] json-glib

Note. For the fast checking of the missing deps in DEs:

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ls -1 /var/lib/pkgtools/packages/{*babl*,*colord*,*json-glib*,*libgusb*,*python-certifi*,*python-chardet*,*python-idna*,*python-requests*,*python-urllib3*}

[Ed_P]

Had to get a new printer and got a Brother MFC-J14335DW. Porteus 5.01 Cinnamon having problems printing with it. Suggestions pls.

[burdi01]

Driverless ?

[beny]

hi Ed_P, please download the brother driver for your model from the brother site and 1 you can install like software standalone 2 unpack the blaze package and add your driver to the software and repack good work...

[Ed_P]

Excellent advice beny.

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guest@porteus:~/Downloads$ ls -l
total 144
-rw-r--r-- 1 guest users  1428 Apr 19 13:47 avahi.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 guest users  3130 Jun 30  2021 debug.sh*
-rw-r--r-- 1 guest users 79883 Jul 11 11:55 mfcj4335dwpdrv-3.5.0-1.i386.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root  root  57344 Jul 11 11:57 mfcj4335dwpdrv-3.5.0-1.i386.xzm
guest@porteus:~/Downloads$ 

Thank you.

[beny]

hi i have seen also an installer script from the brother site for your model but also for others ones,check if it is useful for you

[Blaze]

Brother is not good choice coz they are provide only 32 bit driver.
On 64 bit systems you are need in multilib for Brother printers.

[beny]

hi blaze try to work with epson if you want an headhache

[vinnie]

in the past I had bought an hp because they said they had the best drivers for linux (maybe even opernsource, I don't remember).
I was also convinced by the fact that the ink cartridges were water-based (don't buy laser printers if you don't want to get intoxicated) and that they included printheads in the cartridges (and so you don't risk them drying out like epson).
The problem is right that they put protection chips on the cartridges and so they are not refillable ... and now they even do DRM-style controls.
so there's a rumor going around that the best ones are the brother ones.
It would be interesting to know your opinion.

[Ed_P]

On 64 bit systems you are need in multilib for Brother printers.

Not sure what that means.

The Brother 32 bit driver module works with my Always Fresh and Always Fresh + modules boots by allowing me to select the Brother_MFC-J4335DW - IPP Everywhere driver, which for me is perfect. But when I boot in my Updates mode, same as the Always Fresh + modules, which include my save.dat file that driver is not shown as being available. I see many brother drivers and 4 MFC ones but not the one that I see in the other 2 boot modes. Something in my save.dat is blocking the needed driver. Help!







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And then.... I tried it again with the save.dat update system and it worked!
What I was doing wrong to make the proper driver not be found I have no idea.

So, back to the multilib question. Where/how do I find it?

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Google:multilib brother printer j4335dw linux download

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3 x86_64

Because some of the supplied binaries are 32 bit only, on an x86_64 system some additional multilib packages such as a 32 bit version of glibc (lib32-glibc) may need to be installed.

[Blaze]

Ed_P, you are lucky coz you Brother model is work with Gutenprint driver how about scan?

vinnie, the same story with chip on the DRM of Pantum printers.

beny, will try. Do you have any issues on Epson? Thanks.

[Ed_P]

Ed_P, you are lucky coz you Brother model is work with Gutenprint driver

It's gotta happen sometime.

This is the rpm driver that I downloaded:
https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloa ... _eu&os=127
and the file is named: mfcj4335dwpdrv-3.5.0-1.i386.rpm

how about scan?

Have not tried that but rarely do since printer is located upstairs at the other end of the house.

[vinnie]

And then.... I tried it again with the save.dat update system and it worked!

Who is determinated this time?

Brother model is work with Gutenprint

nice project, didn't know it

vinnie, the same story with chip on the DRM of Pantum printers

the first time I hear this brand, I will stay away from it