How-to Install Canon PIXMA MG6860/MG6865/MG6866 Printers Drivers on Ubuntu Linux and Quick-Start Scanning Easy Guide

Installing Canon MG6860/MG6865/MG6866 Drivers for Ubuntu Linux

The Linux Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Install the Canon PIXMA MG6860/MG6865/MG6866 Printer Drivers and Quick-Start Scanning on Ubuntu 14.04-Trusty-LTS/16.04-Xenial-LTS i386/amd64 GNU/Linux Desktop.

Included in the Canon PIXMA MG6860/MG6865/MG6866 Installation Tutorial for Ubuntu You will find also Link to Guide for Getting-Started with Canon Scanning on Ubuntu.

Canon PIXMA MG6800 Printers Series Include 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.

1. Open a Shell Terminal 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"

If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then Look: Solution

3. Download Canon MG6800 Printer Series Linux Driver:

   Canon MG6860/MG6865/MG6866 .deb 32/64-bit Driver

   Canon MG6800 Drivers.

   Select the MG6800 Series Printer .deb Driver.

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
   Access the Target location:

   cd /tmp/cnijfilter*deb

   Run the Installation script:

   sudo su -c "./install.sh"

   You could be asked to Connect and Turn On the printer…
   In case of Installation Issues see this Troubleshooting!
   During installation You may be Asked to Connect & Power On your Printer…
   
   If Needed Dependencies Installation First execute:

   cd packages

   sudo apt-get install gdebi

   For 32bit Systems:

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

   For 64bit 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 MG6860/MG6865/MG6866 Scanner on Ubuntu:

   Canon Scanner Quick-Start on Ubuntu

   Setup Canon Scanner Ubuntu.

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