Canon mg2550 printer: How to install printer driver?
I'm trying to set up a new printer but the problem is I never used Linux before.
It's a Canon MG2550 and the installation CD is only for windows. Firstly it doesn't appear on the list of printer types and MG2500 is the closest on the Canon website.
I think I have to set up a driver but don't know how.
How should I proceed?
I found a solution to this because I had the same problem, but I posted it on another question so now I can't post it again here. https://askubuntu.com/a/1268217/1117958
I also couldn't get the system to find the printer through the "additional printer settings interface" because it kept getting hung trying to search the database.
Here's what I did:
- Install cups-backend-bjnp
$ sudo apt-get install cups-backend-bjnp - Delete the printer.
- Add the printer.
Good Luck!
- Go to the dash (the "start" button in the opper left corner if using Ubuntu or the button in the lower left corner if using Lubuntu)
- Click printers
- Choose Add
- Ubuntu will find the printer for you!
- Click the printer, choose "forward"
- If you want to customise the settings, click "Canon" and choose "forward"
- then scroll down to MG2500 (to the right it will say MG2500 series)and take that!
- forward, enter your customizations, Click apply