Install Canon iP2800 Driver Linux Mint 18
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Canon PIXMA iP2800 PIXMA Printer Driver on Linux Mint 18 LTS Desktop.
And the Canon PIXMA iP2800 Printer Installation on Linux Mint 18 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 iP2800 Scanning on Linux Mint.
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Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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Download Canon iP2800 Linux Mint 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 iP2800 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 iP2800 Scanner on Linux Mint