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Unable to connect Canon PIXMA MX320 printer with Ubuntu

Asked by Lucy Dixon

I have a Canon PIXMA MX320 printer, but am unable to find the right driver for it to use it with Ubuntu. I have the setup disc, but of course that only has MS & Mac setups on it.

Please help!

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Lucy Dixon (lucyfdixon) said : 		#1

PS I'm using Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#2

Please follow this installation procedure:

http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1488850

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Lucy Dixon (lucyfdixon) said : 		#3

Thanks Mark.

I'm afraid I'm a complete at Ubuntu. I've now manged step 1, but I'm flummoxed by these ones:

2.Open a system console ..... is this the same as a terminal?

3.cd into the directory which contain the Canon packages .... and how do I cd into the directory?!

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#4

Yes, it is necessary to understand the basics of using the command line before executing the instructions I gave you. The system console is the same as the terminal.

Please read this first:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

and this:

http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/download_main.html

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

To install the printer:

mkdir ~/canon; cd canon/; wget http://files.canon-europe.com/files/soft33553/software/cnijfilter-mx320series-3.10-1-i386-deb.tar.gz; tar zxvf ./cnijfilter-mx320series-3.10-1-i386-deb.tar.gz; cd cnijfilter-mx320series-3.10-1-i386-deb/packages/; sudo dpkg -i ./*.deb; cd; rm -r ~/canon

To install the scanner:

mkdir ~/canon; cd canon; wget http://files.canon-europe.com/files/soft33573/software/scangearmp-mx320series-1.30-1-i386-deb.tar.gz; tar zxvf ./scangearmp-mx320series-1.30-1-i386-deb.tar.gz; cd scangearmp-mx320series-1.30-1-i386-deb/packages/ sudo dpkg -i ./*.deb; cd; rm -r ~/canon

Should do ok

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