How to Install Canon iX6540 / iX6550 Linux Mint Driver Easy Guide

Printer Canon iX6540 / iX6550 Linux Mint Quick Start

You are Welcome! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install the Canon iX6540 / iX6550 PIXMA Printer Drivers on Linux Mint Mate/Cinnamon/KDE/Xfce Desktop.

To install the Canon Linux Mint Driver is very simple, just follow the detailed instructions in the guide.

1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

2. Download Canon iX6540 / iX6550 Linux Mint Driver

   Canon iX6540 / iX6550 Printer Linux Driver

   Canon Scanner Quick Start.

3. Double-Click/Right-Click & Open with Archive Manager
   And Extract into the /tmp directory:

   

   Then Repeat again also for the Included deb.tar.gz archive…

4. Checking/Installing GDebi Package Installer:

   which gdebi

   If Not there then:

   sudo apt-get install gdebi gdebi-core

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

5. Install the Canon Packages with:

   cd /tmp/cnijfilter*deb/packages

   For 32-bit Systems:

   sudo gdebi ./*i386.deb

   For 64-bit Systems:

   sudo gdebi ./*amd64.deb

   In case of Installation Issues see this Troubleshooting!

6. Installing Canon Printer Driver:

   cd /tmp/cnijfilter*

   Connect & Power On your Printer.

   sudo ./install.sh

   In case of Installation Issues see this Troubleshooting!