How to Install Canon MG3100 Printer on Ubuntu 24.04

Driver Setup

3. 3. Extracting Driver

   Possibly Double-Click on Printer Driver on the File Manager:

   

   But if you are in Trouble to Find it out then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.
   And Extract Cnijfilter 3.60 into the /tmp Directory:

   

4. 4. Installing Dependencies

   Then Install Required Packages
   With:

   sudo apt update

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

   How to Install Missing Packages for Canon Driver on Ubuntu

   Canon Driver Dependencies Installation

   Canon Driver Meet Requirements on Ubuntu Linux.

5. 5. Installing 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 in case of Issue then try first to Install the Packages:

   cd packages

   Then on 64-bit Systems:

   sudo gdebi ./*amd64.deb

   Instead for 32-bit Systems:

   sudo gdebi ./*i386.deb