Ubuntu – Is the scanner Canon Pixma MG2450 working in Ubuntu

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The Canon Pixma MG2450 printer has an integrated scanner that should work with a tool like Simple Scan (or xsane or Skanlite).

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There are two sets of drivers (provided by Canon as deb files): two drivers for the printer (cnijfilter-commonand cnijfilter-mg2400series) and two for the scanner (scangearmp-common and scangearmp-mg2400series). All drivers can be installed just fine, the printer works, but the scanner is not detected.

As seen here, the Canon Pixma 2400 series is supported.

How can I use this 2 in 1 scanner / printer?

I have tried to use Xubuntu, Kubuntu and Lubuntu, eOS and Mint, and got the same negative results.

Note that the scanner works in Windows.

How can I get it working?

Best Answer

The drivers already mentioned in the question are just fine, only they cannot be used with the Simple San or Xsane tools, but they install a tool called ScanGear that can be launched with the command scangearmp.

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Outputs: png, pdf, pnm.

To add a .desktop launcher for that:

sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/scan.desktop

and paste this:

[Desktop Entry]
Categories=Graphics;Scanning;
Exec=scangearmp
Icon=scanner
Name=Scan
Type=Application

The same can be used within Gimp: File/Create/ScanGear MP, but ScanGear does not need Gimp in order to work.

Sources are linked in my other answer.

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