I just bought a Canon MG5250 multifunction printer because I thought that it would work well with Ubuntu, but it's hard to get it to work.
How do I install this printer?
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I just bought a Canon MG5250 multifunction printer because I thought that it would work well with Ubuntu, but it's hard to get it to work.
How do I install this printer?
Best Answer
I googled and found the instructions included below. The instructions worked: I now have a fully working printer with color and duplex! For B&W printing, follow Dahzler's answer.
Unresolved:
scangearmp
but not by Ubuntu's built-in simple scanner app that I much prefer. See further details in the scanner question linked above.Instructions:
The below is copied from http://linuxdeal.com/Printer-PIXMA-MG5220 but I have adapted it slightly to be easier to follow.
OS: Xubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal
Date: Jul 25th, 2011
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Driver instructions:
Download the driver files to Downloads folder:
Printer: http://support-my.canon-asia.com/contents/MY/EN/0100301702.html
Scanner: http://support-my.canon-asia.com/contents/MY/EN/0100303002.html
Unpack the tar.gz files by right clicking on them and selecting 'unpack here'
Install the printer .deb packages by going into the folder and double clicking on the right .deb file for your system
cnijfilter-common_3.40-1_i386.deb
cnijfilter-mg5200series_3.40-1_i386.deb
64-bit:
cnijfilter-common_3.40-1_amd64.deb
cnijfilter-mg5200series_3.40-1_amd64.deb
Go to Application Menu > Printing > and search for a MG5200 printer if it has not been automatically added by now.
Install the scanner .deb packages in the same way as the printer installers above:
scangearmp-common_1.60-1_i386.deb
scangearmp-mg5200series_1.60-1_i386.deb
64-bit:
scangearmp-common_1.60-1_amd64.deb
scangearmp-mg5200series_1.60-1_amd64.deb
If dpkg does not work then go into a command line and use the
cd
tool to change directory into the path were your unpacked files are, look for the install.sh file:sudo sh install.sh
Enjoy! :)
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I ran a test print that printed a test page with Grayscale, Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black colors with an ubuntu header.