How to Install Canon SELPHY Printer on Linux Mint 19.x

Setting Up

2. 2. Installing Dependencies

   Then to Install Required Packages
   Simply play:

   sudo apt install gcc libtool libssl-dev libc-dev 
   libjpeg-turbo8-dev libpng12-dev libtiff5-dev cups

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.

3. 3. Downloading GutenPrint

   Download GutenPrint Source for Linux

   GutenPrint tar.xz Source

   Gutenprint GNU/Linux Source

   Else to Install the GutenPrint as is from Apt Repo see: Package Setup

4. 3. Extracting GutenPrint

   Then Extract into /tmp
   Possibly, Double-Click/Right-Click to open with Archive Manager:

   

5. 4. Installing GutenPrint

   Finally, to Install Gutenprint on Mint Linux
   First, access the Target

   cd /tmp/gutenprint*

   Configure the Source:

   ./configure

   Make it:

   make clean

   make

   Last, to install it issue:

   sudo make install

   The Installation will be Quickly Achieved in about 5 Minutes.
   For further Instructions and Details Look into the README File…