I am trying to print pdf's on a Canon MX920 from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS but it says there is no printer installed. I can't install the printer – it says it can't find drivers. I can print just fine from libre office. I went to Canon's drivers page and downloaded the source file for a linux driver. The readme file say to use the command rpmbuild which doesn't seem to exist for me. So I used apt install rpm and that installed the packages. I still can't add the printer. Can someone help me from here?
Ubuntu – How to install drivers for Canon MX920 in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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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.
Go to the below link and download the Linux driver in
~/Downloadshttp://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/printers_multifunction/color_laser_multifunction/color_imageclass_mf8380cdw#DriversAndSoftwareUntar the tar.gz file downloaded at ~/Downloads/Linux_UFRII_PrinterDriver_V250_us_EN.tar.gz
Assuming that a 64 bit machine is being used,
cdto~/Downloads/Linux_UFRII_PrinterDriver_V250_us_EN/64-bit_Driver/RPM.Create a symbolic link for 64-bit drivers:
ln -s /usr/lib /usr/lib64(NOTE: There may be an existing
lib64directory 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)Install alien (if needed):
sudo apt-get install alien dpkg-dev debhelper build-essentialConvert 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.rpmInstall drivers
sudo dpkg -i cndrvcups-common-us-2.50-1.x86_64.deb sudo dpkg -i cndrvcupsuf2us-2.50-1.x86_64.debGo to System Settings -> Printing and remove the Canon printer (if it's there)
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.
Right-click the new Canon printer -> Properties.
Where is shows 'Make and Model' press 'Change'
Select 'Provide PPD file'
Navigate to
/etc/cups/ppd/Canon-MF8300C-UFRII-LT.ppdand press OpenSelect 'Use the new PPD as is' -> Apply
Restart the cups service
/etc/init.d/cups restartTest the printer.
so to install the driver for the LBP2900
get the driver from here http://support-asia.canon-asia.com/contents/ASIA/EN/0100459601.html and you will be downloading linux-capt-drv-v271-uken.tar.gz ..it was updated 15th May 2017 so very up-to-date so please click to SAVE when you download and it should end up in your Downloads folder
open a terminal and paste these commands carefully one by one; and hit the ENTER key after each paste
cd Downloadstar -zxvf linux-capt-drv-v271-uken.tar.gz cd linux-capt-drv-v271-uken/64-bit_Driver/Debian sudo dpkg -i cndrvcups-common_3.21-1_amd64.deb sudo dpkg -i cndrvcups-capt_2.71-1_amd64.deb
Restart CUPS with
sudo service cups restartregister printer with
sudo /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p LBP2900 -m CNCUPSLBP2900CAPTK.ppd -v ccp://localhost:59787 –ERegister the printer in the ccpd daemon setup file.
sudo /usr/sbin/ccpdadmin -p LBP2900 -o /dev/usb/lp0- ..and that assumes the 2900 is your only usb printer ..
Start ccpd daemon.
sudo /etc/init.d/ccpd start
At that point, you should be able to print; please keep in touch and let us know how it goes ...
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Canon have provided a driver for this device since 2013; so if you go here http://support-asia.canon-asia.com/contents/ASIA/EN/0100517002.html and click to download and save what will be cnijfilter-mx920series-3.90-1-deb.tar.gz
if you open a terminal; copy the commands below; line by line; paste into the terminal; hit the ENTER key for each command then move to the next line
then run the install script; watch as it runs as it may ask you questions
that should install the drivers and register the printer and you should be good to go
(I thought michael gruz ppa was no longer supported ........)