How to install Epson L800 driver on Debian-based distros in 2023

This note was created on 2023-06-29
This note was last edited on 2023-06-29

The problem, is that you cannot simply install official driver form Epson in 2023, as driver's dependancy ("lsb" package) is deprecated. Here's how you can install driver in 2023:

1. Download official driver: http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/op/stable/debian/dists/lsb3.2/main/binary-amd64/epson-inkjet-printer-l800_1.0.0-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb 
   Mirror: https://web.archive.org/web/20230629115423/http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/op/stable/debian/dists/lsb3.2/main/binary-amd64/epson-inkjet-printer-l800_1.0.0-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb

2. Download deb package of deprecated dependancy: https://archive.org/download/lsb-compat_9.20161125_amd64/lsb-compat_9.20161125_amd64.deb

3. Try to install driver:
   # dpkg -i epson-inkjet-printer-l800_1.0.0-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb

4. Try to install downloaded "lsb" package:
   # dpkg -i lsb-compat_9.20161125_amd64.deb

5. Most likely, both previous command will returen error, as other dependancies are missing too. To fix this, run the following command:
   # apt --fix-broken install

6. Driver should be installed now and ready for use.