How to Install Canon Scanner on LXLE Linux Easy Guide

May 5, 2018 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist | Filed in: Tutorial.

Install Canon Scanner LXLE Linux

Welcome LXLE Linux User! The Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How to Install Canon Scanner on LXLE GNU/Linux 32/64-bit Desktop.

And to Install LXLE Linux Canon Scanner it’s enough to Install the Canon Scanner Driver for LXLE Linux.

Finally, included you find instructions on How to Getting-Started with Canon Scanning on LXLE Linux.

Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
Download Canon Scanners Linux Drivers

Canon ScanGear .deb Driver

Get Canon ScanGear Scanner GNU/Linux Driver.

Search for “linux [myCanonModRounded]”
You Need to Round Down the Scanner Model Number As here Below…
Eg: for ‘mx472’ search for “linux mx470”
And for ‘MG2240’ search for “linux MG2200”
Confirm to Open with Archive Manager on Browser
Or after Double-Click/Right-Click on Scanner Driver
(When Downloaded with Firefox may be located in /tmp/mozilla* Dir)
Extract into the /tmp directory
Now to Install Canon Scanner Driver
First, access the Target directory with:
```
cd /tmp/scangear*
```
And then Run the Installation Script:
```
sudo ./install.sh
```
During installation You may be Asked to Connect & Power On your Scanner…

Now if in the Output you find trace of some Missing Package then try first to execute:
```
cd /tmp/scangear*/packages
```
```
sudo su -c "apt-get install gdebi"
```
```
sudo su -c "gdebi ./*.deb"
```
How to Get Started Scanning on LXLE Linux

LXLE Linux Scanner Quick Start

LXLE Linux Scanner Quick Start.