GNU/Linux CentOS Canon i-SENSYS LBP162dw Printer Setup – QuickStart Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Canon i-SENSYS LBP162dw Printer in CentOS 7+ GNU/Linux Desktop.
And the Canon i-SENSYS LBP162dw CentOS Setup it’s quick and easy because it only involves running a few Basic Shell Commands.
Especially relevant: after the Driver Installation to achieve the Printer Setup follow guidance to Add Printer!
The Canon i-SENSYS Printer Series use by default the UFRII Driver that is the 2nd version of UFR (Ultra Fast Render), non-standard rendering engine that is functionally similar to Postscript and PCL.
Possibly for more insight about How to Manage your Device see: Canon Printers Manuals Online.
So this Guide is Valid also for All the others Red Hat Linux Based Distros like:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Oracle Enterprise Linux
- Rocky Linux
- AlmaLinux
- Scientific Linux
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1. Downloading Canon LBP162dw Driver
Download Canon LBP162dw CentOS Driver
If you are using Firefox then on Prompt Choose “Open with Archive Manager”:
2. Terminal Getting-Started Guide
How-to Quick-Start with Command Line on CentOS GNU/Linux:
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3. Extracting Canon LBP162dw Driver
Then when needed Extract the Driver Package
Possibly Double-Click/Right-Click on the File Manager and Open with Archive Manager:
Or from Shell simply like:tar xvzf ~/Downloads/linux-UFRII*tar.gz -C /tmp/
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4. Installing Canon LBP162dw Driver
Now to Install Canon LBP162dw Ufrii Driver:
First, Change to the Target Directory:cd /tmp/linux-UFRII*
And then Run the Installation Script with:
sudo ./install.sh
Give your Admin Pass to Start with the Installation Process…
Simply Follow the Instructions on CLI.
The Script should Find out the Needed Stuff Solving all the Packages Dependencies!
Last, you are prompted to register your Printer on System:
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5. Adding Printer
Here below on the GNOME Desktop:
(But for KDE Plasma you may see How to Add Printer on GNU/Linux Desktops.)
First, Open CentOS System Settings:Then Choose Devices:
Finally, Go to Printers >> Add Printer:
Again Browse to “Install PPD File” Driver:
How to Find Printer PPD File Location on CentOS
Or otherwise Search in the “Printers Driver Database”. Finally, you should Find the New Printer and Successfully Achieve the Setup!