Canon MP250/MP252/MP256 Driver Linux Mint – How to Install

June 4, 2019 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Setting up Driver

  1. 2. Downloading Driver

    Download Canon MP250/MP252/MP256 Linux Mint Driver

    Canon MP250/MP252/MP256 Printer Linux Driver

    Select the Linux 32/64-bit OS from Drop-Down
    And a Driver is Valid for All Series Printer
    So Eg: for “MX495” is Good for All the “MX490” Series
    And again the “MG2240” for “MG2200” Series.

  2. 3. Extracting Driver

    Then Double-Click/Right-Click & Open with Archive Manager
    And Extract into the /tmp directory:

    Canon MP250/MP252/MP256 Driver Linux Mint How to Download & Install - File Manager
  3. 4. Installing Dependencies for Canon MP250/MP252/MP256 Linux Mint Driver

    Then Install Required Package for Canon Driver:

    sudo apt install libpango1.0-0
  4. 5. Installing Package Installer

    Next Checking/Installing GDebi Package Installer:

    which gdebi

    If Not there then:

    sudo apt install gdebi gdebi-core

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

  5. 6. Installing Driver Packages

    Follow to Install the Canon Packages with

    cd /tmp/cnijfilter*deb/packages

    For 64-bit Systems:

    sudo gdebi ./*amd64.deb

    Instead, for 32-bit:

    sudo gdebi ./*i386.deb
  6. 7. Installing Driver

    Now to Install Canon MP250/MP252/MP256 Printer Driver.

    Connect & Power On your Printer.
    And then Execute:

    sudo ./install.sh

    In case of Installation Issue see this Troubleshooting!
    Canon MP250/MP252/MP256 Driver Linux Mint How to Download & Install - Installing


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