Canon MG5540 / MG5550 Driver on Linux Mint How to Get & Install

Canon MG5540 / MG5550 Printer Quick Start for Linux Mint

You are Welcome! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Download and Install the Canon MG5540 / MG5550 PIXMA Printer Drivers on Linux Mint Mate/Cinnamon/KDE/Xfce Desktop.

Included in the Canon Printer Installation Tutorial for Mint Linux you find also detailed instructions on How to Get Started with Canon Scanning on Mint.

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

   

2. Download Canon MG5540 / MG5550 Linux Mint Driver

   Canon MG5540 / MG5550 Printer Linux Driver

   Get Canon MG5540 / MG5550 Printer in Mint.

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

   

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 MG5540 / MG5550 Printer Driver:

   cd /tmp/cnijfilter*

   Connect & Power On your Printer.

   sudo ./install.sh

   In case of Installation Issues see this Troubleshooting!
   
   Now in case of Issue then try first to execute:

   cd packages

   sudo apt-get install gdebi gdebi-core

   For 32-bit Systems:

   sudo gdebi ./*i386.deb

   For 64-bit Systems:

   sudo gdebi ./*amd64.deb

7. Finally, Go on System Settings to Add Printer
   And the Printer will be Recognized and Installed

   

8. Getting-Started with Canon MG5540 / MG5550 Scanner on Mint

   Mint Canon MG5540 / MG5550 Scanner Quick Start

   Linux Mint Canon MG5540 / MG5550 Scanner Quick Start.