How to Install Required Packages for Canon Legacy Driver on Ubuntu 14.04

Canon Legacy Driver Dependencies Installation Ubuntu 14.04

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Required Packages for Canon Printer Legacy Driver on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty LTS GNU/Linux.

This because in origin the Canon Legacy Drivers has been made for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise, and so we Need to Setup some of those Legacy Packages.

Finally, this Setup is valid for all the Ubuntu-based Distros like:

• Linux Mint
• Zorin OS
• Lubuntu
• Elementary OS
• Kde Neon
• Pop_OS!
• Xubuntu
• Linux Lite
• Bodhi
• Kubuntu
• LXLE
• Trisquel
• Voyager
• feren OS
• Peppermint
• Linux Ultimate Edition

1. Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
   
2. Then Install Trusty Packages.

   sudo apt install libpango1.0-0 libpng12-0

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

3. Add the Ubuntu Precise Extra Packages Repo.

   sudo su -c "echo 'deb [trusted=yes] http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main universe' 
   > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/extra.list"

   apt update

4. Installing libtiff4.

   apt install libtiff4:i386 libtiff4

   apt -f install

5. Restore Ubuntu Trusty LTS Repo.

   rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/extra.list

   apt update

   exit

6. How to Install Canon Printers Driver on Ubuntu
   Installed Canon Printer Driver

   Canon Printer Ubuntu Driver.