Canon MG5520 Scanner Ubuntu 16.04 Installation Step-by-Step Guide

February 27, 2018 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Installing Canon PIXMA MG5520 Scanner Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial

Canon MG5520 Scanner Ubuntu 16.04 Installation Step-by-Step Guide - Printer

Especially relevant how for your Comfort this Guide is Split into 2 Pages to make it Easier to View and Follow every single Step involved.

So if you are landed here then to Download Canon PIXMA Scanner MG5520 Ubuntu Driver see the First, Page which you can access at the Bottom of this one.

  1. 3. Accessing Driver Location

    Open a File Manager Window
    Go to Home > Downloads

    Canon MG5520 Scanner Ubuntu 16.04 Installation Step-by-Step Guide - Open File Manager
  2. 4. Opening Canon Archive with Archive Manager

    Double-Click on Scanner Driver.

    Canon MG5520 Scanner Ubuntu 16.04 Installation Step-by-Step Guide - File Manager
  3. 5. Expanding Canon Driver for Ubuntu

    Extract into the /tmp Directory.

    Canon MG5520 Scanner Ubuntu 16.04 Installation Step-by-Step Guide - Extract
  4. 6. GDebi Package Installer Setup

    Checking/Installing GDebi Package Installer:

    which gdebi

    If Not there then:

    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt install gdebi-core gdebi

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

  5. 7. Installing Canon Driver Packages for Ubuntu

    Install the Canon Packages with:

    cd /tmp/scangearmp-*-deb

    For 32-bit Systems:

    sudo gdebi ./*i386.deb

    Instead, for 64-bit Systems:

    sudo gdebi ./*amd64.deb
  6. 8. Canon Scanner Driver Ubuntu Setup

    Next to Install Canon Scanner Driver
    First, Access the Target:

    cd /tmp/scangearmp-*-deb

    And then Install the Driver with:

    sudo ./install.sh

    In case of Installation Issues see this Troubleshooting!

  7. 9. Canon Scanning Getting-Started Ubuntu

    Ubuntu Canon Scanner Getting-Started Guide

    Ubuntu Canon Scanner Quick Start

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