Ubuntu – Can you get a Source RPM to build as a DEB

I just setup this exact printer on 2 Ubuntu 64-bit 12.04 desktops. Here's the documentation that I wrote, hope this also works on 12.10.

1. Go to the below link and download the Linux driver in ~/Downloads http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/printers_multifunction/color_laser_multifunction/color_imageclass_mf8380cdw#DriversAndSoftware

2. Untar the tar.gz file downloaded at ~/Downloads/Linux_UFRII_PrinterDriver_V250_us_EN.tar.gz

3. Assuming that a 64 bit machine is being used, cd to ~/Downloads/Linux_UFRII_PrinterDriver_V250_us_EN/64-bit_Driver/RPM.

4. Create a symbolic link for 64-bit drivers:

   ln -s /usr/lib /usr/lib64
   

   (NOTE: There may be an existing lib64 directory there already and this will prevent the symbolic link from working correctly. Backup/move the directory to an alternate location before creating the symbolic link)

5. Install alien (if needed):

   sudo apt-get install alien dpkg-dev debhelper build-essential
   

6. Convert the RPM files to ".deb"

   sudo alien -k -c cndrvcups-common-us-2.50-1.x86_64.rpm
   sudo alien -k -c cndrvcupsuf2us-2.50-1.x86_64.rpm
   

7. Install drivers

   sudo dpkg -i cndrvcups-common-us-2.50-1.x86_64.deb
   sudo dpkg -i cndrvcupsuf2us-2.50-1.x86_64.deb
   

8. Go to System Settings -> Printing and remove the Canon printer (if it's there)

9. Click on Add and expand Network Printer. Select Canon MF8300C (IP_ADDRESS). Click on Forward and then Apply. Click Cancel on the test page screen.

10. Right-click the new Canon printer -> Properties.

11. Where is shows 'Make and Model' press 'Change'

12. Select 'Provide PPD file'

13. Navigate to /etc/cups/ppd/Canon-MF8300C-UFRII-LT.ppd and press Open

14. Select 'Use the new PPD as is' -> Apply

15. Restart the cups service /etc/init.d/cups restart

16. Test the printer.

I have solved the problem. The problem is indeed caused by missing 32 bit libs. Parts of the 64 bit driver are provided as 32 bit libs which have unresolved dependencies on a (K)ubuntu 64 installation. You have to find out which 32 bit libs are missing on your system. On my system it was only libstdc++.s0.6. Depending on your setup there my be more libs missing. To find out, unpack the sources (two tgz-files in the Sources subfolder) and do a

find . -name \*.so\* -exec ldd {} \;|grep not 

from the directory where you unpacked the sources. This should list all unresolved dependencies. You have to install these libs and then the driver should work.

For me a

apt-get install lib32stdc++6 

was all I had to do.