How to Install Canon MX712/MX714/MX715 Printer on Fedora

Installing Printer

3. 3. Extracting Driver

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

   

4. 4. Installing LibTIFF 3

   Then to Install libtiff.so.3 for Fedora
   On Fedora 33+ enable the Copr Repo with:

   dnf copr enable mjg/libtiff3

   And then simply play:

   sudo dnf in libtiff3

   But instead for Fedora 33 and below install the Package directly with:

   sudo dnf in https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/mjg/libtiff3/fedora-33-x86_64/00864735-libtiff3/libtiff3-3.9.7-4.fc30.x86_64.rpm

5. 5. Installing Pangox Compat

   (Only on Fedora 30+) Download Dependency for Canon GNU/Linux Driver:

   Dependencies .rpm Archive

   Downloading pangox-compat for Fedora 32+.

   Grab pangox-compat Rpm.
   And then to Setup it:

   cd ~/Downloads

   sudo dnf in ./pangox*.rpm

6. 6. Installing Driver

7. Then to Install Canon Printer Driver
   First, access the Target with:

   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 dnf install ./*64.rpm

   

8. 7. Adding Printer

   So now Go to Add Printer
   Here is presented the Workstation Setup, but on the other Desktop find a similar Solution…
   First, launch the Settings App:

   

   Then Search for ‘printers’:

   

   Now Unlock the Devices with the Admin Pass:

   

   Finally, you should be able to ‘Add Printer’: