Canon MX474 / MX475 Printer Quick Start for Linux Mint
You are Welcome! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Download and Install the Canon MX474 / MX475 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.
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Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
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Download Canon MX474 / MX475 Linux Mint Driver
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Double-Click/Right-Click & Open with Archive Manager
And Extract into the /tmp directory:
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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
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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!
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Installing Canon MX474 / MX475 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
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Finally, Go on System Settings to Add Printer
And the Printer will be Recognized and Installed
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Getting-Started with Canon MX474 / MX475 Scanner on Mint
