SYSTEM: Linux Mint20 Cinnamon, version 4.6.7., intel processor, 15GB Ram, 1 TB hard drive
I can not get epson utilities ( epson-printer-utility_1.1.1-1lsb3.2_i386.deb) to install, though Epson said my XP-7100 printer is on the list of acceptable printers; that’s
why I got the printer I did.
TERMINAL READ-OUT:
Selecting previously unselected package epson-printer-utility:i386.
(Reading database …
(Reading database … 5%%
(Reading database … 100%%
(Reading database … 352460 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack …/epson-printer-utility_1.1.1-1lsb3.2_i386.deb …
Unpacking epson-printer-utility:i386 (1.1.1-1lsb3.2) …
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of epson-printer-utility:i386:
epson-printer-utility:i386 depends on lsb (>= 3.2).
CLEARLY NOT MAKING ANY PROGRESS
jennifer@jennifer-ThinkCentre-M91p:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
[sudo] password for jennifer:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of epson-printer-utility:i386:
epson-printer-utility:i386 depends on lsb (>= 3.2).
dpkg: error processing package epson-printer-utility:i386 (–configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
epson-printer-utility:i386
jennifer@jennifer-ThinkCentre-M91p:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
Correcting dependencies… Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
epson-printer-utility:i386
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 3,142 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database … 352523 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing epson-printer-utility:i386 (1.1.1-1lsb3.2) …
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9) …
jennifer@jennifer-ThinkCentre-M91p:~$
dpkg: error processing package epson-printer-utility:i386 (–install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
epson-printer-utility:i386
BUT synaptic package manager said lsb is already installed, though this will be the 3rd package I have tried and always the same result. I just tried the " epson-printer-utility_1.1.1-1lsb3.2_ amd64 .deb " again and the result is the same.
jennifer@jennifer-ThinkCentre-M91p:~$ sudo apt-get -f install lsb
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is held by process 12437 (synaptic)
N: Be aware that removing the lock file is not a solution and may break your system.
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), is another process using it?
jennifer@jennifer-ThinkCentre-M91p:~$ sudo apt-get install epson-printer-utility
[sudo] password for jennifer:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for jennifer:
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
epson-printer-utility:i386 is already the newest version (1.1.1-1lsb3.2).
You might want to run ‘apt --fix-broken install’ to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
epson-printer-utility:i386 : Depends: lsb:i386 (>= 3.2) but it is not installable
E: Unmet dependencies. Try ‘apt --fix-broken install’ with no packages (or specify a solution).
in synaptic package manager you would right-click on the name of the epson printer utility package like you did to get the properties info above. to remove it, you would choose “remove completely” (or something similar) from the right-click context menu.
Tried to remove:
jennifer@jennifer-ThinkCentre-M91p:~$ sudo apt autoremove --purge epson=printer-utility
[sudo] password for jennifer:
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if you are going to attempt to purge the package from a terminal (i would suggest using synaptic instead), you have to close synaptic package manager to remove that dpkg lock.
regarding “unable to lock the download directory”, do you still have the terminal open that you tried to use to purge the utility package? either way, can you close both synaptic package manager and all terminals then reopen synaptic and try again?
