How to Install Canon TS5050 on Ubuntu 18.04 Step By Step

Installing Driver

2. 2. Installing Dependencies

   Then to Install Required Packages
   First, Update the Apt Repo Souces with:

   sudo apt update

   And then play:

   sudo apt install libxml2 libglade2-0 
   libpng3 libtiff5

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

3. 3. Downloading Canon TS5050 Driver

   Download Canon TS5050 Printer Linux Driver

   Canon TS5050 Linux Driver

   Canon MX890 Drivers

   Select the Debian Packagearchive.

4. 4. Extracting Canon TS5050 Driver

   Select directly “Open with Archive Manager” on Firefox
   Or after on File Manager navigate to Home > Downloads and Double-Click on it:

   
   

   So Extract Driver into /tmp directory.

   

5. 5. Installing Canon TS5050 Driver

   Now to Install Canon Printer Driver
   Access the Target location:

   cd /tmp/cnijfilter*

   Run the Installation script:

   sudo ./install.sh

   You could be asked to Connect and Turn On the printer…
   In case of Installation Issues see this Troubleshooting!
   During installation you may be Asked to Connect & Power On your Printer…
   
   Now in case of Issue then try first to execute:

   cd packages

   sudo apt install gdebi-core gdebi

   sudo gdebi ./*.deb