Beginner in Linux and printer driver?
I have tried following various forums, but I am completely lost.
I started using Linux two days ago. I have 64 bit MINT 10. I do not know more than rudimentary command prompt.
I bought a canon PIXMA MP250 printer.
Now I need to make the two work together.
I am pretty sure my problem is with getting the drivers. Can someone give me a step by step and exact command prompt needed (if any) on how to get this printer to work? Including any commands I may need to type or things I may need.
Basically, I can’t get sudo apt-get install ((anything)) to work…I am not even sure if I am using that right.
I think the drivers I need are located here:
http://support-au.canon.com.au/P/search?model=PIXMA+MP250&menu=download&filter=0&tagname=g_os&g_os=Linux
But I don’t know which one(s) or what rpm even is..and another forum said I need to "link the filter" because I have 64 bit…and I am still clueless.
Any help is appreciated. Thank You.
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Any directions for Ubuntu would be identical to Linux Mint (Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu)
For help, I would definitely visit Ubuntu forums.
If you have a printer settings in you menu, select that one first. I’m looking at a list of drivers in unbuntu, and I see the PIXMA 220, and the PIXMA 520 (maybe you transposed those digits?)
If you can’t find one ready for your system, generally you just need the .pdd associated with the printer to get it to work using the system settings.