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 find also detailed instructions on How to Getting-Started with Canon Scanning on Ubuntu.

Canon PIXMA MG6800 Printers Series 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.

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!

   
   Now if in the Output you find trace of some Missing Package then try first to execute:

   cd packages

   sudo apt-get install gdebi

   For 32-bit 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 MG6860/MG6865/MG6866 Scanner on Ubuntu:

   Canon Scanner Quick-Start on Ubuntu

   Setup Canon Scanner Ubuntu.

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