Step-by-step – Canon MX372 Driver Installation in Linux Mint 20

GNU/Linux Mint 20 Canon MX372 Printer Setup – QuickStart Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Canon PIXMA MX372 Printer Driver on Mint 20.x Ulyana/Ulyssa/Uma/Una LTS Desktop.

And the Canon PIXMA MX372 Printer Installation on Mint 20 simply involve to Download the Proprietary driver and execute few Basic Commands on Shell.

Especially relevant: after Installing the Driver to achieve the Setup follow instructions to Add Canon MX372 Printer.

Finally, included in the guide also detailed instructions to Getting-Started with Canon MX372 Scanning on Ubuntu.

1. 1. Launching Terminal

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

   

2. 2. Downloading Canon MX372 Driver

   Download Canon MX372 Ubuntu Driver

   Canon MX372 Printer .deb Driver

   Get Canon MX372 Printer in Ubuntu
   If you are using Firefox then on Prompt Choose “Open with Archive Manager”:
   
   Or After try to Select the Package by the Downloads Button on Top Panel:
   
   Instead, on Google-Chrome simply try to Choose the Package on the Bottom Panel:
   
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3. 3. Extracting Canon MX372 Driver

   Then Extract into the /tmp directory
   With Archive Manager:

   

4. 4. Installing Dependencies

   How to Install Required Packages for Canon Driver on Ubuntu

   Canon Driver Dependencies Installation

   Canon Driver Meet Requirements on Ubuntu Linux

5. 5. Installing Canon MX372 Driver

   First, Install the Canon Packages
   First, Access the Target with:

   cd /tmp/cnijfilter*deb/packages

   For 64-bit Systems play:

   sudo dpkg -i ./*amd64.deb

   And possibly for 32-bit:

   sudo dpkg -i ./*i386.deb

   Now Check if the Printer is Connected & Powered On!

   And then to Install Canon MX372 Printer Driver
   Run the Installation Script:

   cd /tmp/cnijfilter*

   sudo ./install.sh

   You could be asked to Connect and Turn On the printer…
   

5. 5. Adding Printer

   Finally, Go to Add Printer:

   Search for the Settings App (Type Cmd/Win to Start Searching):
   
   Again Choose Devices:
   
   And now Choose the “Add Printer” Button:
   
   Then Browse to “Install PPD File” Driver…

   How to Find Printer PPD File’s Location on GNU/Linux

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   Or else try to Search it in the “Printers Database”.
   So, your Printer should be Now successfully Installed and Working! ;)

6. 6. Scanning QuickStart

   Getting-Started with Canon MX372 Scanner on Ubuntu

   Ubuntu Canon MX372 Scanner Quick Start

   Linux Ubuntu Canon MX372 Scanner Quick Start