Installing the Required Modules Individually
You can use a command to install the required modules individually. Follow this procedure if you cannot use the installer.
If this procedure cannot be performed correctly, see the limitations related to installation etc. in the Readme file.
Prerequisites
The computer to install the driver to is connected to the internet
You have super user privileges
Perform this operation after executing the sudo command or su command.
The modules required for installation have been prepared
Download the latest version of the driver from the Canon website (https://global.canon/).
Extract the downloaded driver to the computer.
Procedures
The procedures for both a Red Hat type distribution and Debian type distribution are indicated below.
"x.xx" in the file name indicates the version of the module to be installed. "nn" differs according to the model.
The example command indicates an example when you have used the cd command to move to the directory where the file to be specified is stored.
For Red Hat Type Distributions
1.
Install the printer driver module.
For x86 32-bit environments
# rpm -ivh cnrdrvcups-ufr2-us-x.xx-1.nn.i386.rpm |
For x86 64-bit environments
# rpm -ivh cnrdrvcups-ufr2-us-x.xx-1.nn.x86_64.rpm |
For arm64 environments
# rpm -ivh cnrdrvcups-ufr2-us-x.xx-1.nn.aarch64.rpm |
For mips64el environments
# rpm -ivh cnrdrvcups-ufr2-us-x.xx-1.nn.mips64el.rpm |
2.
Restart CUPS.
Use one of the following commands.
# /etc/init.d/cups restart |
or
Register the printer after CUPS has finished restarting. Do not register the printer until CUPS has completely finished restarting.
For Debian Type Distributions
1.
Install the printer driver module.
For x86 32-bit environments
# dpkg -i cnrdrvcups-ufr2-us_x.xx-1.nn_i386.deb |
For x86 64-bit environments
# dpkg -i cnrdrvcups-ufr2-us_x.xx-1.nn_amd64.deb |
For arm64 environments
# dpkg -i cnrdrvcups-ufr2-us_x.xx-1.nn_arm64.deb |
2.
Restart CUPS.
Use one of the following commands.
# /etc/init.d/cupsys restart |
or
It may be necessary to use a command for the rpm package, depending on the operating system and distribution you are using.
Register the printer after CUPS has finished restarting. Do not register the printer until CUPS has completely finished restarting.
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