Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Canon is the largest printer manufacturer, but it does not have drivers for every printer model, running on Linux.
In this article I will show you how to install the Ubuntu drivers for Canon MX Series Printers, on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr and their derivative systems: Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Elementary OS 0.3 Isis, Bodhi Linux 3.0.0, Pinguy OS 14.04, ExTiX 14.1 etc.
This article has installation instructions for:
- Canon MX320 Ubuntu Driver – cnijfilter-mx320series
- Canon MX330 Ubuntu Driver – cnijfilter-mx330series
- Canon MX350 Ubuntu Driver – cnijfilter-mx350series
- Canon MX360 Ubuntu Driver – cnijfilter-mx360series
- Canon MX410 Ubuntu Driver – cnijfilter-mx410series
- CanonMX420 Ubuntu Driver – cnijfilter-mx420series
- CanonMX420 Ubuntu Driver – cnijfilter-mx420series
- Canon MX860 Ubuntu Driver – cnijfilter-mx860series
- Canon MX870 Ubuntu Driver – cnijfilter-mx870series
- Canon MX880 Ubuntu Driver – cnijfilter-mp880series
The Canon drivers are available via Michael Gruz’s PPA, but unfortunately they require the libtiff4 library, which is not available via the default repositories of Ubuntu 14.04 and derivative systems.
Follow the below instructions exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
Add the repo and update the system:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:michael-gruz/canon-trunk
$ sudo apt-get update
Download and install the libtiff4 library, for either 32 bit and 64 bit systems:
How to install the libtiff4 library on 32 bit Ubuntu 14.04 and Linux Mint 17 systems:
$ wget http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/t/tiff3/libtiff4_3.9.7-2ubuntu1_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i libtiff4_3.9.7-2ubuntu1_i386.deb
$ sudo apt-get install -f
How to install the libtiff4 library on 64 bit Ubuntu 14.04 and Linux Mint 17 systems:
$ wget http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/t/tiff3/libtiff4_3.9.7-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i libtiff4_3.9.7-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
$ sudo apt-get install -f
And install the drivers for your printer exactly:
Canon MX320 Ubuntu Driver:
$ sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-mx320series
Canon MX330 Ubuntu Driver:
$ sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-mx330series
Canon MX350 Ubuntu Driver:
$ sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-mx350series
Canon MX360 Ubuntu Driver:
$ sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-mx360series
Canon MX410 Ubuntu Driver:
$ sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-mx410series
Canon MX420 Ubuntu Driver:
$ sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-mx420series
Canon MX860 Ubuntu Driver:
$ sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-mx860series
Canon MX870 Ubuntu Driver:
$ sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-mx870series
Canon MX880 Ubuntu Driver:
$ sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-mx880series