How to Install Canon Scanner on SparkyLinux Easy Guide

Install Canon Scanner SparkyLinux

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Epson Scanner Driver and Get Started Scanning in SparkyLinux Desktop.

And to Install SparkyLinux Canon Scanner it’s enough to Install the Canon Scanner Driver in SparkyLinux.

Finally, included you find instructions on How to Get Started with Canon Scanning on SparkyLinux.

1. Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).

   

2. 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”

3. 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)

   

4. Extract into the /tmp Directory.

   

5. 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 in case of Issue then try first to execute:

   cd /tmp/scangear*/packages

   sudo apt-get install gdebi gdebi-core

   sudo gdebi ./*.deb

6. How to Get Started Scanning on SparkyLinux

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