Printer Canon I-SENSYS LBP253x Ubuntu Driver How to Install

Canon i-SENSYS LBP253x Ubuntu Setup

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Canon LBP253x i-SENSYS Printer Driver on Ubuntu 16.04-Xenial/18.04-Bionic/20.04-Focal/22.04-Jammy/24.04-Noble LTS Desktop.

And the Canon LBP253x Driver Installation procedure is Quick & Easy and simply involves the execution of some basic Commands on the Terminal Shell emulator.

Canon is recommended when available the CQue Driver should be used as the default Product on all Linux systems.

Canon’s CQue is a powerful tool to create and manage Printer Queues for Canon devices on Linux platforms.

Especially relevant: to achieve the Setup follow the included instructions on How to Add Printer on Linux Desktops.

CQue Key Features:

• Allows the creation of specific or dedicated printer queues giving access to all the features of the Canon device with just few mouse clicks.

• Create and use a single printer queue with different parameters.

• Manages all the features of Canon devices (paper trays, duplex printing, stapling, paper formats, etc.) as specified by the PPD file.

• Supports advanced features like: mailbox printing, secured printing and printing with department accounting.

• Supports many command line options to fine-tune printing on-line.

• Automatic internal transformation of PS and PDF data to PCL5, or PCL6 (or PDF to PS) through the foomatic engine of Linux.

Finally, this Guide we’ll be valid also for the Next Ubuntu GNU/Linux Releases.

1. 1. Launching Terminal

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

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. 2. Downloading Driver

   Download Canon LBP253x Ubuntu Driver

   Canon LBP253x CQue Deb Driver

   Get Canon LBP253x Printer in Ubuntu

3. 3. GDebi Setup

   Checking/Installing GDebi Package Installer:

   which gdebi

   If Not there then:

   sudo apt-get install gdebi gdebi-core

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

4. 4. Accessing Target

   Changing to the Canon Target Directory:
   (When Downloaded with Firefox it may bee instead into the /tmp/mozilla* directory)

   cd ~/Downloads

   Check if the Driver is there:

   ls | grep CQue

5. 5. Installing Driver

   Now to Install Canon LBP253x CQue Driver:

   sudo gdebi ./CQue*.deb

6. 6. Installing Printer

   Then Open Ubuntu Settings:

   

   Simply Hit Cmd/Win and Search for ‘Settings’.

   And Install Printer in Ubuntu Desktop

   

   Click the ‘Add Printer’ Button: