Overwriting the Module to Upgrade the Driver
If the installer cannot be used in your environment, overwrite the module to update the installed driver to a newer version.
To update a driver, it is necessary to delete the registered printer. Confirm the registered printer information in advance, as it is necessary to register the printer again after the update.
Prerequisites
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.
The settings for the department management function have been backed up
If you want to use the same information after updating the driver, back up the files in the following directory with super user privileges before updating the driver.
When version 5.00 or later is installed
/etc/cngplp2/account
When version 3.70 or earlier is installed
/etc/cngplp/account
You have super user privileges
Perform this operation after executing the sudo command or su command.
Procedures
Execute the procedure corresponding to the installed driver and environment.
Updating Version 5.00 or Later
Updating Version 3.70 or Earlier
"x.xx" in the file name of the module in the procedure indicates the version. "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 module to be specified is stored.
Updating Version 5.00 or Later - Red Hat Type Distributions
1.
Delete the registered printer.
(1) Execute the following command from the terminal to start the Canon Printer Setup Utility.
(2) Select the printer to be deleted on the displayed screen → click [Delete] → click [Close] when the printer has been deleted.
The Canon Printer Setup Utility closes.
2.
Install the printer driver module.
For x86 32-bit environments
# rpm -Uvh cnrdrvcups-ufr2-us-x.xx-1.nn.i386.rpm |
For x86 64-bit environments
# rpm -Uvh cnrdrvcups-ufr2-us-x.xx-1.nn.x86_64.rpm |
For arm64 environments
# rpm -Uvh cnrdrvcups-ufr2-us-x.xx-1.nn.aarch64.rpm |
For mips64el environments
# rpm -Uvh cnrdrvcups-ufr2-us-x.xx-1.nn.mips64el.rpm |
3.
Confirm that only the new version of the driver exists.
Display and check the information about the driver version.
# rpm -qa | grep cnrdrvcups |
Display and check the information about the PPD files.
$ rpm -qa | grep cnrcups | grep zs |
4.
Restart CUPS.
Use one of the following commands.
# /etc/init.d/cups restart |
or
If the printer was already registered, register it again. However, do not register the printer until CUPS has finished restarting.
If you want to back up the settings information of the department management function, save it to the following directory.
/etc/cngplp2/account
Updating Version 5.00 or Later - Debian Type Distributions
1.
Delete the registered printer.
(1) Start the Canon Printer Setup Utility by performing one of the following operations.
Select [Canon Printer Setup Utility 2] from the menu screen of the operating system.
Execute the following command.
(2) Select the printer to be deleted on the displayed screen → click [Delete] → click [Close] when the printer has been deleted.
The Canon Printer Setup Utility closes.
2.
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 |
3.
Confirm that only the new version of the driver exists.
Display and check the information about the driver version.
# dpkg -l | grep cnrdrvcups |
Display and check the information about the PPD files.
$ dpkg -l | grep cnrcups | grep zs |
4.
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.
If the printer was already registered, register it again. However, do not register the printer until CUPS has finished restarting.
If you want to back up the settings information of the department management function, save it to the following directory.
/etc/cngplp2/account
Updating Version 3.70 or Earlier - Shared Distributions
1.
2.
If the printer was already registered, register it again. However, do not register the printer until CUPS has finished restarting.
If you want to back up the settings information of the department management function, save it to the following directory.
/etc/cngplp2/account
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