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 installation package has been obtained
Download the latest version of the driver from the Canon website (https://global.canon/).
Extract the downloaded driver to the computer.
You have super user privileges
Perform this operation after executing the sudo command or su command.
Procedures
The procedures for both a Red Hat type distribution and Debian type distribution are indicated below.
"x.xx" in the file name of the module in the procedure indicates the version.
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.
For 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.
# rpm –Uvh cnrdrvcups-ufr2lt-uk-x.xx-1.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 |
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.
For 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 2L] 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 arm64 environments
# dpkg –i cnrdrvcups-ufr2lt-uk_x.xx-1_arm64.deb |
For mips64el environments
# dpkg –i cnrdrvcups-ufr2lt-uk_x.xx-1_mips64el.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 |
4.
Restart CUPS.
Use one of the following commands.
# /etc/init.d/cups 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.
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