How-to Install Canon MG5720 Printer Driver on Ubuntu 15.10 Wily 32-64bit & Quick-Start Scanning Easy Guide

Installing Canon MG5720 Printer Drivers for Ubuntu 15.10 Wily

The Linux Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Install the Canon PIXMA MG5720 Printer All-in-One Driver and Quick-Start Scanning on Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf i386/amd64 GNU/Linux Desktop.

Included in the Canon MG5720 Installation Tutorial for Ubuntu You will find also Link to Guide for Getting-Started with Canon MG5720 Scanner on Ubuntu.

1. Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   
2. Installing Required Packages

sudo su -c "apt-get install libxml2 libglade2-0 libpng3 libtiff5"

3. Download Canon MG5720 Series Linux Driver:

   Canon MG5720 Linux .deb 32/64-bit

   Canon MG5720 Drivers.

   Select the Linux 32/64-bit OS from Drop-Down
   Then Grab the IJ Printer Driver .deb file!

4. Open a File Manager Window
   Go to Home > Downloads

   

5. Double-Click on Printer Driver

   

6. Extract into the /tmp directory

   
7. Installing Canon Printer Driver

cd /tmp/cnijfilter*-deb

Connect & Power On your Printer.

sudo su -c "./install.sh"

You could be asked to Connect and Turn On the printer…
In case of Installation Issues see this Troubleshooting!

If Needed Dependencies Installation First execute:

cd packages

sudo apt-get install gdebi

For 32bit Systems:

sudo su -c "gdebi ./*i386.deb"

For 64-bit Systems:

sudo su -c "gdebi ./*amd64.deb"

8. Finally Go on System Settings to Add Printer
   And the Printer will be Recognized and Installed.

   

9. Getting-Started with Canon MG5720 Series Scanner on Ubuntu:

   Canon Scanner Quick-Start on Ubuntu

   Setup Canon Scanner Ubuntu.

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