How to Install Canon PIXMA Printer on CentOS 8.x/Stream-8

GNU/Linux CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 Canon PIXMA Printer Setup – QuickStart Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Canon PIXMA Printer/Scanner in CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 GNU/Linux Desktop.

And the Canon PIXMA Setup on CentOS 8 is Quick and Easy, it involves at most some basic Shell commands execution.

Especially relevant: after the Canon PIXMA Driver CentOS Installation to achieve the Printer Setup follow the included instructions to Add Printer!

Finally, in case to know how you dispose of a valid Alternative to the Canon Proprietary Driver as the Gutenprint Driver Suite.

1. 1. Launching Terminal

   Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   
   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. 2. Downloading Canon PIXMA Printer Driver

   Download Canon PIXMA Printers Linux Drivers

   Canon PIXMA Printers .rpm Driver

   Canon PIXMA Printers Linux Drivers

   Search for “linux [myCanonModRounded]”
   You may need to Round Down the Printer Model Number as here below…
   Eg: for ‘mx472’ search for “linux mx470”
   And for ‘MG2240’ search for “linux MG2200”

3. 3. Extracting Canon PIXMA Printer Driver

   Then Extract into /tmp directory
   Possibly Double-Click/Right-Click and Open with Archive Manager:

   
   

4. 4. Installing Canon PIXMA Printer Driver

   Then to Install Canon Printer Driver
   First, try directly with the Installation Script:

   cd /tmp/cnijfilter*

   sudo ./install.sh

   During installation you may be Asked to Connect & Power On your Printer…
   
   Now in case of Issue then try first to execute:

   cd /tmp/cnijfilter*rpm/packages

   And on a 64-bit System play:

   sudo yum install ./*64.rpm