Printer Canon MG6850/MG6851/MG6852/MG6853 Ubuntu Setup Guide
You are Welcome! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install the Canon PIXMA MG6850/MG6851/MG6852/MG6853 Printer Driver on Ubuntu GNU/Linux Desktop.
Moreover, included in the Canon PIXMA MG6850 Ubuntu Driver Installation guide you find also detailed instructions on How to Get Started with Canon Scanning on Ubuntu.
Finally, Canon PIXMA MG6800 Series Printer includes the following Models:
Canon MG6810, Canon MG6820, Canon MG6840,
Canon MG6850, Canon MG6851, Canon MG6852, Canon MG6853,
Canon MG6860, Canon MG6865, Canon MG6866,
Canon MG6870, Canon MG6880, Canon MG6890.
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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"
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
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Download Canon MG6800 Series Printer Linux Driver
Select the MG6800 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 MG6850/MG6851/MG6852/MG6853 Scanner on Ubuntu
