Note that many Canon printers are supported by drivers from other Canon models. This article attempts to fill the gaps in Canon's instructions. Do not forget to install the Xsane Scanning application (much better than Simple Scan) if your printer has an embedded scanner.įile:Placeholder Instructions for Ubuntu 8.x?Ĭanon released its Linux printer drivers and tools at the end of 2009. The printer and the printer scanner should both become available. Now setup the printer queue (change the device ID according to the actual result from the command above) : Make sure that your printer is online and execute this :
Sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-mx860seriesĢ) In order to actually add the printer spooler, you must do the following after the first step # then install the package that is displayed by the command above e.g. #Retrieve your actual printer model (replace below by your printer name e.g. Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:michael-gruz/canon-trunk Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:michael-gruz/canon-stable The Canon PIXMA printers no longer work for recent Linux distributions.ġ) Execute the commands below in a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) (use the actual model number of your actual printer). Instructions for Ubuntu 14.04 and Linux Mint 17 I suspect that the wireless setup will be the same, and using a USB connection should be a walk in the park (on a bright sunny day to boot). I am using a wired network connection for the printer and wireless for my Ubuntu Laptop.
I was really worried because I was replacing a Canon MP620 printer that was a real hassle to setup on Linux.
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