Printer Canon MG8240/MG8250 Driver for Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty How to Download & Install

May 4, 2018 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist | Filed in: Tutorial.

Install Canon MG8240/MG8250 Driver Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty

You are Welcome! The Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How to Install Canon PIXMA MG8240/MG8250 Printer Driver on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty LTS Desktop.

And the Canon PIXMA MG8240/MG8250 Printer Installation on Ubuntu 14.04 simply involve to Download the Proprietary driver and execute few Basic Commands on Shell.

Finally, included in the guide also detailed instructions to Getting-Started with Canon MG8240/MG8250 Scanning on Ubuntu.

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Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
Download Canon MG8240/MG8250 Ubuntu Driver

Canon MG8240/MG8250 Printer Linux Driver

Get Canon MG8240/MG8250 Printer Driver for Ubuntu.

Of Firefox Select directly ‘Open with Archive Manager’!
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 install gdebi-core gdebi
```

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

Installing Canon MG8240/MG8250 Printer Driver:
```
cd /tmp/cnijfilter*deb
```
Connect & Power On your Printer.
```
sudo ./install.sh
```
You could be asked to Connect and Turn On the printer…
In case of Installation Issues see this Troubleshooting!
Finally, Go on System Settings to Add Printer
And the Printer will be Recognized and Installed
Getting-Started with Canon MG8240/MG8250 Scanner on Ubuntu

Ubuntu Canon MG8240/MG8250 Scanner Quick Start

Linux Ubuntu Canon MG8240/MG8250 Scanner Quick Start.