Canon MX520 Printer Quick Start for Ubuntu 15.10 Wily
You are Welcome! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install the Canon MX522/MX524/MX525 Inkjet Color Photo Printer Drivers on Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf GNU/Linux Desktop.
Included in the Canon MX520 Installation Tutorial for Ubuntu you find also detailed instructions on How to Get Started with Canon Scanning on Ubuntu.
The Canon PIXMA MX520 Series Printer Includes the following Models: PIXMA MX521, PIXMA MX522, PIXMA MX523, PIXMA MX524, PIXMA MX525, PIXMA MX526, PIXMA MX527, PIXMA MX528, PIXMA MX529.
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Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
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Installing Required Packages.
sudo su -c "apt-get install libxml2 libglade2-0 libpng3 libtiff5"
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Download Canon MX520 Printer Linux Driver
Select the MX520 Series Printers .deb Driver.
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Open a File Manager Window
Go to Home > Downloads
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Possibly Double-Click on Printer Driver on the File Manager:
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Extract into the /tmp Directory.
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Installing Canon Printer Driver
Access the Target location:cd /tmp/cnijfilter*
Run the Installation script:
sudo ./install.sh
You could be asked to Connect and Turn On the Printer…
In case of Installation Issues see this Troubleshooting!
Now in case of Issue then try first to execute:cd packages
sudo apt-get install gdebi gdebi-core
For 32-bit Systems:
sudo gdebi ./*i386.deb
For 64-bit Systems:
sudo gdebi ./*amd64.deb
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Finally, Go on System Settings to Add Printer
And the Printer will be Recognized and Installed
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Getting-Started with Canon MX520 Series Scanner on Ubuntu
