Install Canon iP2872 Driver Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Canon PIXMA iP2872 Printer Driver on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic LTS GNU/Linux Desktop.
And the Canon PIXMA iP2872 Printer Installation on Ubuntu 18.04 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 iP2872 Scanning on Ubuntu.
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Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
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Download Canon iP2872 Ubuntu Driver
Of Firefox Select directly ‘Open with Archive Manager’!
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Double-Click/Right-Click & Open with Archive Manager
And Extract into the /tmp directory:
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Checking/Installing GDebi Package Installer:
which gdebi
If Not there then:
sudo apt install gdebi-core gdebi
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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
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Installing Canon iP2872 Printer Driver:
cd /tmp/cnijfilter*
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!
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Finally, Go on System Settings to Add Printer
And the Printer will be Recognized and Installed -
Getting-Started with Canon iP2872 Scanner on Ubuntu