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

April 16, 2016 | By thelinuxevangelist | Filed in: Tutorial.

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 32/64-bit Mate/Cinnamon/KDE/Xfce Desktop.

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

Install Canon MG5540 / MG5550 Driver on Mint - Featured

Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
Download Canon MG5540 / MG5550 Linux Mint Driver:

Canon MG5540 / MG5550 Printer Linux Driver

Get Canon MG5540 / MG5550 Printer Driver for Mint.
Double-Click/Right-Click & Open with Archive Manager
And Extract into the /tmp directory:
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 Look: Solution
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!
Installing Canon MG5540 / MG5550 Printer Driver:
```
cd /tmp/cnijfilter*deb
```
Connect & Power On your Printer.
```
sudo ./install.sh
```
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 gdebi-core
```
For 32-bit Systems:
```
sudo gdebi ./*i386.deb
```
For 64-bit Systems:
```
sudo gdebi ./*amd64.deb
```
Finally, Go on System Settings to Add Printer
And the Printer will be Recognized and Installed.
Getting-Started with Canon MG5540 / MG5550 Scanner on Mint:

Mint Canon MG5540 / MG5550 Scanner Quick-Start

Linux Mint Canon MG5540 / MG5550 Scanner Quick-Start.