How-to Install Canon iX6840 Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS Driver Easy Guide

Printer Canon iX6840 Ubuntu Quick-Start

The Linux Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Install the Canon iX6840 PIXMA Printer Drivers on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus LTS 32/64-bit Desktop.

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

1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

2. Download Canon iX6840 Ubuntu Driver:

   Canon iX6840 Printer Linux Driver

   Canon Scanner Quick-Start.

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

   

   Then Repeat 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

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

5. Install the Canon Packages with:

   cd /tmp/cnijfilter*deb/packages

   For 32bit Systems:

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

   For 64bit Systems:

   sudo su -c "gdebi ./*amd64.deb"

   In case of Installation Issues see this Troubleshooting!

6. Installing Canon Printer Driver:

   cd /tmp/cnijfilter*deb

   Connect & Power On your Printer.

   sudo su -c "./install.sh"

   You could be asked to Connect and Turn On the printer…
   In case of Installation Issues see this Troubleshooting!
   

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