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.
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Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
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Download Canon iX6840 Ubuntu Driver:
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Double-Click/Right-Click & Open with Archive Manager
And Extract into the /tmp directory:
Then Repeat also for the Included deb.tar.gz archive…
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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
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Install the Canon Packages with:
cd /tmp/cnijfilter*deb/packages
For 32-bit Systems:
sudo su -c "gdebi ./*i386.deb"
For 64-bit Systems:
sudo su -c "gdebi ./*amd64.deb"
In case of Installation Issues see this Troubleshooting!
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Installing Canon Printer Driver:
cd /tmp/cnijfilter*deb
Connect & Power On your Printer.
sudo su -c "./install.sh"
In case of Installation Issues see this Troubleshooting!
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