Step-by-step – Canon TS3140/TS3150/TS3151 Printer Installation in Kali

Setting up Driver

2. 2. Installing Dependencies

   Then to Install Required Packages
   First, Update the Apt Repos sources:

   sudo apt update

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

   sudo apt-get install cups libxml2 libglade2-0 libpng1* libtiff*

3. 3. Downloading Canon TS3140/TS3150/TS3151 Driver

   Download Canon TS3140/TS3150/TS3151 Printers Linux Driver

   Canon TS3140/TS3150/TS3151 Linux .deb 32/64-bit

   Canon TS3140/TS3150/TS3151 Drivers

   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.

4. 4. Extracting Canon TS3140/TS3150/TS3151 Driver

   Extract into the /tmp Directory
   Possibly Double-Click/Right-Click to Open with the Archive Manager:

   

5. 5. Setting up Canon TS3140/TS3150/TS3151 Driver

   Now to Install Canon Printer Driver
   Access the Target location:

   cd /tmp/cnijfilter*

   Run the Installation script:

   sudo ./install.sh

   You could be asked to Connect and Turn On the Printer…
   In case of Installation Issues see this Troubleshooting!
   
   Now if in the Output you find trace of some Missing Package then try first to execute:

   cd packages

   sudo apt install gdebi gdebi-core

   For 32-bit Systems:

   sudo gdebi ./*amd64.deb

   And instead for 32-bit:

   sudo gdebi ./*i386.deb