Printer Canon IP2840 Installation in Linux Mint

Installing Driver

2. 2. Downloading Canon iP2840 Driver

   Download Canon iP2840 Linux Mint Driver

   Canon iP2840 Printer Linux Driver

   Get Canon iP2840 Printer in Linux Mint

   Of Firefox Select directly ‘Open with Archive Manager’!

3. 3. Extracting Canon iP2840 Driver

   Now Extract Canon iP2840 Driver into the /tmp directory
   Possibly, Double-clic/Right-click and open with Archive Manager:

   

4. 4. Installing GDebi

   Checking/Installing GDebi Package Installer
   First, check if it’s already there:

   which gdebi

   If Not there then:

   sudo apt install gdebi-core gdebi

5. 5. Installing Canon Packages

   Then to Install the Canon Packages
   First, access the target Directory:

   cd /tmp/cnijfilter*deb/packages

   For 32-bit Systems:

   sudo gdebi ./*i386.deb

   For 64-bit Systems:

   sudo gdebi ./*amd64.deb

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.

6. 6. Installing Required Packages

   How to Install Required Packages for Canon Driver on Linux Mint

   Canon Driver Dependencies Installation

   Canon Driver Meet Requirements on Linux Mint

7. 7. Installing Canon iP2840 Driver

   Now to Install Canon iP2840 Printer Driver:

   cd /tmp/cnijfilter*

   Connect & Power On your Printer.

   sudo ./install.sh

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