LibreOffice writer (and maybe more) won't print properly | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

marsh pier May 4, 2026, 7:32 PM

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Libre office and other apps won't print properly on my Epson L380, is there smth wrong I'm doing??

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peak berry May 4, 2026, 7:38 PM

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try export to PDF document

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then open the pdf in the dedicated Document Viewer application and see if it looks right, and print from there

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it may also be some deeper issue if even that fails

marsh pier May 4, 2026, 7:55 PM

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same result

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marsh pier May 4, 2026, 7:55 PM

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peak berry it may also be some deeper issue if even that fails

Yea probably

marsh pier May 4, 2026, 8:22 PM

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Tried some printer test and it just kept writing f on the side

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peak berry May 4, 2026, 8:39 PM

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run lsusb in terminal if this is a USB-connected printer

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and find its chip ID.

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vendor 4 digit ID : product ID

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also run inxi -Fxxxz and look through the USB devices stuff for more info on the printer

marsh pier May 4, 2026, 10:10 PM

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peak berry run `lsusb` in terminal if this is a USB-connected printer

i dont think i put in the right command

peak berry May 4, 2026, 10:38 PM

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marsh pier i dont think i put in the right command

you wrote it wrong 3 times....

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i spelled it for you, and it even says there

marsh pier May 4, 2026, 10:38 PM

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yea my bad

marsh pier May 4, 2026, 10:44 PM

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peak berry vendor 4 digit ID : product ID

peak berry May 4, 2026, 10:45 PM

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not it

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show full result. maximize the terminal.

marsh pier May 4, 2026, 10:47 PM

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smth like this?

peak berry May 4, 2026, 10:49 PM

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marsh pier May 4, 2026, 10:52 PM

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ooh

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guess i need to get a proper driver for it?

peak berry May 4, 2026, 10:54 PM

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look at back or bottom of printer .

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write here or photograph the model

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the full EXACT model.

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does it say Epson ET1120 anywhere?

marsh pier May 4, 2026, 11:00 PM

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sending the photos

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peak berry May 4, 2026, 11:02 PM

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oh ok

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nvm 1120 then

marsh pier May 4, 2026, 11:02 PM

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anything else?

peak berry May 4, 2026, 11:05 PM

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search from your home country epson support.

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put L380

marsh pier May 4, 2026, 11:06 PM

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on it

peak berry May 4, 2026, 11:08 PM

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linux deb package

marsh pier May 4, 2026, 11:14 PM

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getting it

peak berry May 4, 2026, 11:22 PM

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then reboot

marsh pier May 4, 2026, 11:36 PM

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Rebooting

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And no changes

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This as much printing it got with the Epson utility app

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peak berry May 4, 2026, 11:42 PM

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check secure boot state. mokutil --sb

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if it's on, driver wont work

marsh pier May 4, 2026, 11:44 PM

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peak berry May 4, 2026, 11:45 PM

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ok so it's not that

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are you sure the site had support for L380?

marsh pier May 4, 2026, 11:46 PM

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yea made sure

peak berry May 4, 2026, 11:47 PM

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does Mint have a Printer settings item in System Settings?

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if it does, open it up and show pic of it

marsh pier May 4, 2026, 11:48 PM

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you mean this one?

peak berry May 4, 2026, 11:50 PM

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yes.

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check the Printer menubar item

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see if it has any specific, adjustable settings

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or maybe those are two different drivers?

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try putting green checkmark on the righthand one

marsh pier May 4, 2026, 11:52 PM

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okie dokie

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no changes

peak berry May 4, 2026, 11:56 PM

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well, im out of ideas.

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try printing a text file from the text editor. if it fails, i really dont know

marsh pier May 4, 2026, 11:58 PM

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no no changes

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but thanks for the help you provided

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:02 AM

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That might not be a software issue. Your printer could be out of alignment. A hardware failure.

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:03 AM

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hearty onyx That might not be a software issue. Your printer could be out of alignment. A ha...

oh?

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:04 AM

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I haven't seen that in decades. Last time the printer roll inside was no longer aligned.

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:05 AM

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and is there a way to yk

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:05 AM

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Yes. Check for a paper jam, make sure it is aligned.

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You might find it in maintenance, software under alignment.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxfmShev0XI

YouTube

FACTOR.BG

Epson L series Print Head Alignment

▶ Play video

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:07 AM

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ight checking this

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:09 AM

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Also check inside the printer if possible for any jams.

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:10 AM

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everything seems to be fine

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:11 AM

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Then proceed with the maintenance in the software.

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:13 AM

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checking on the scanner for the maintanence

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:14 AM

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Some printers have the maintenance mode on the control panel. That's on the printer/scanner itself. It's a screen menu.

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:16 AM

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i am genuinely so sorry but i am completely lost due to this problem being a headache

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:18 AM

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Normally when a printer goes out of alignment. You run it through maintenance to readjust itself. A lot of it is automated. It's mostly a matter of activating that mode. Whether it's on the printer control panel or in the desktop/pc software.

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:21 AM

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trying to find the software but i am not able to find the equivalent

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:21 AM

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Edge Correction settings?

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:22 AM

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isnt that a windows thing

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:22 AM

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Right click on the printer icon, options/settings. Screen shot what it shows.

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:24 AM

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hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:24 AM

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Printer settings? Options?

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:25 AM

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hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:26 AM

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We don't need the server. We need the printer settings.

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:27 AM

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smth like this?

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:28 AM

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Middle one.

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:28 AM

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hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:29 AM

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That DPI is too low.

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What's the page size? Ideally you want 8x11.5?

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:30 AM

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regular a4

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:30 AM

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8.5 × 11 inches

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What are the other page sizes?

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:31 AM

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i only have a4 paper

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and printing in a4

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:32 AM

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That may be your problem. Can you select something other than A4?

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:32 AM

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yea basically

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:33 AM

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You only have A4 as the option?

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:33 AM

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no i have other options

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:33 AM

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DPI should be around 150.

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Select other options until you see 8.5 x 11 inches and or 150 dpi.

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:34 AM

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cloest i can get

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:34 AM

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Lol. I didn't even know that was an option. Again, no. You want 150.

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:39 AM

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hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:41 AM

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180x180

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Go back to page size. What does it say other than A4?

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:44 AM

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hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:46 AM

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Select 8x12

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Do a test print now.

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:48 AM

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alright gonna go and test it

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hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:53 AM

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Is it still the same from the other print?

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:53 AM

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yeap still the same

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always printing the borders

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or nothing

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:54 AM

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Definitely the alignment. You will need to locate the alignment options.

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 12:56 AM

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printer settings of libreoffice

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 12:58 AM

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You'll need to locate the alignment settings and restore them or change them.

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 1:00 AM

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this right?

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 1:00 AM

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Yes, but the issue is alignment.

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 1:01 AM

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all defaults

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now what

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 1:02 AM

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Was the alignment at default prior?

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 1:02 AM

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no

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changed to the ones u told me to

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 1:07 AM

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Set it back to default and see if that fixes it for alignment. Just alignment.

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 1:10 AM

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This is what it printed

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not even close

hearty onyx May 5, 2026, 1:12 AM

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Continue to mess with alignment settings to find it's positions.

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The video I showed above should give you an idea.

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 1:13 AM

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aight

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thanks

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 6:13 AM

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Update: okay so, i tried a different way to connect by connecting to the hp hyperjet thingy, its still the same epson l380, and it printed the test print and a random .txt file, but when i try to print out what i have on libreoffice, it just keeps printing the .txt file, but when i switch back to epson l380 options it just refuses to print, like the printer wont even spew out the paper on the otherside with nothing, it just does nothing

marsh pier May 5, 2026, 4:31 PM

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omfg it fucking prints

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