Comments on iheartubuntu: Install Canon Printer for Ubuntu Linux

Did this not work for anyone else? 12.04 and IP350...

2012-09-20T21:21:41.050-07:00

Did this not work for anyone else? 12.04 and IP3500 here. Worked OK (far from great) with the generic driver. Followed the steps here and now pressing "Print" does nothing, no error message, no printer icon, no printing. Uninstalling and reinstalling has not helped so far. Any ideas?

http://support-in.canon-asia.com/P/search?model=PI...

2012-09-16T20:26:00.053-07:00

http://support-in.canon-asia.com/P/search?model=PIXMA+E500&menu=download&filter=0&tagname=g_os&g_os=Linux

For my iP1000 I did the sudo add-apt-repository p...

2012-09-10T07:46:41.539-07:00

For my iP1000 I did the
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:michael-gruz/canon and
sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-pixmaip1000series

Result: Brown Eye

I then read further and edited software sources, changed the "precise" to "oneiric" as indicated by Aditya Mahisa :
If you using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
after "sudo add-apt-repository ppa:michael-gruz/canon"
Please change your Software Sources (Update Manager > Settings...)
On Tab "Other Software"
Edit PPA /michael-gruz/canon/ubuntu
main and main (Source Code)
Change Distribution from "precise" to "oneiric"
After than, you can "sudo apt-get update"

I have 12.04 LTS. Did not work. Did it a second time and got :

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
cnijfilter-pixmaip1000series is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 30 not upgraded.

Still did not work. What now?

do they have driver for "Canon E510"?

2012-09-10T01:51:19.751-07:00

do they have driver for "Canon E510"?

Nope - same problem as before - try to print test ...

2012-09-09T05:35:46.309-07:00

Nope - same problem as before - try to print test page and it completely hoses my print (Canon iP4200). Any suggestions?

Had to delete the default installed 12.04 instance...

2012-09-06T17:10:19.049-07:00

Had to delete the default installed 12.04 instance of the printer and restart, but after that, got my Pixma iP4200 to go. Thanks.

when you install the PPA then inactivate him give ...

2012-09-04T08:00:41.224-07:00

when you install the PPA then inactivate him give less trouble when something changes of the ppa :)
(with updates)

Canon PIXMA MG2120 I don't see driver for on ...

2012-08-24T00:14:38.874-07:00

Canon PIXMA MG2120 I don't see driver for on here,,,what next?

I concur. I have a freshly installed Ubuntu 12.04...

2012-08-02T13:27:36.129-07:00

I concur. I have a freshly installed Ubuntu 12.04 and it found my i2701 printer no problem. Apparently the Canon printers have been updated in Ubuntu. This PPA would still be needed on earlier versions of Ubuntu.

I have Canon MX885 and it's automatically inst...

2012-08-02T07:27:39.178-07:00

I have Canon MX885 and it's automatically installed Under 12.04 and it just works.
To anyone who want to print from Ubuntu I would recommend trying the default drivers and if they fail then you can try the PPA, because less PPAs > less trouble

Thank you. Thank you. This allowed me to get on wi...

2012-08-01T11:02:13.686-07:00

Thank you. Thank you. This allowed me to get on with my life and stop yelling at strangers.

Thankyou so much! Linux of itself can be a bit of ...

2012-07-06T04:16:56.143-07:00

Thankyou so much! Linux of itself can be a bit of a nightmare, but helpful people like you make it so much easier. If it weren't for the Linux community I would have given up on it a long time ago.

If you using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS after "sudo add...

2012-07-05T22:00:03.296-07:00

If you using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
after "sudo add-apt-repository ppa:michael-gruz/canon"
Please change your Software Sources (Update Manager > Settings...)
On Tab "Other Software"
Edit PPA /michael-gruz/canon/ubuntu
main and main (Source Code)
Change Distribution from "precise" to "oneiric"

After than, you can "sudo apt-get update"

The problem "404 not found" can be solve...

2012-06-22T12:40:44.817-07:00

The problem "404 not found" can be solved by editing the file "michael-gruz-canon-precise.list". The file can be found in "/etc/apt/sources.list.d". Change in both lines the word "precise" in "quantal" en save the file. After that you can run again "sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-xxxxxseries". It worked on the install of my MP610 printer.

I had the MX 870 printer working after I installed...

2012-06-06T01:04:30.081-07:00

I had the MX 870 printer working after I installed the drivers, I tried to network the printer to my other computer. In the printer option under "allowed users" I entered the name of my other comuter and after doing this the MX870 series-Printer completly disappeared from the printers in system setup. Now when I try to add printer it only shows the MX870 series-FAX. How do I get the printer back?

Linux Mint 11 KDXE 32 bit Thanks for your time in ...

2012-05-23T12:44:08.638-07:00

Linux Mint 11 KDXE 32 bit
Thanks for your time in pputting this together.. really helpful for a new user.

Same error as Richard

2012-05-22T16:44:14.167-07:00

Same error as Richard

Thanks, but for my iP100, two failures occur. The ...

2012-05-21T04:26:57.219-07:00

Thanks, but for my iP100, two failures occur. The first is
W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/michael-gruz/canon/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found
and the second is
E: Unable to locate package cnijfilter-ip100series

I thank you great efforts. My printer is PIXUS MP5...

2012-05-13T07:47:32.750-07:00

I thank you great efforts. My printer is PIXUS MP540. At present I can print out LibreOffice documents.
Ubuntu is 11.10 from Japanese remix. I do not know English Ubuntu Windows because I see Japanese ones. I may not explain English Menu names of Ubuntu 11.10 correctly.
There is another problem yet. I can not use the rear tray of MP540.
I select Printer from System Menu and see the MP540-series icon. I click on Properties of it and select Printer Option. I select Rear Tray in Paper Feeding Method. I click “OK”. I set Rear Tray, but MP540 print out from the cassette tray only. I can set a A4 size only in cassette tray and print out a same size only. But I need to use the rear tray, when I print out another sizes, for example, B5 size, L size, or photos, post cards, etc.

Canon Pixma MP970 - Ubuntu 12.04 - install and wor...

2012-05-07T08:36:01.716-07:00

Canon Pixma MP970 - Ubuntu 12.04 - install and work (driver was on the list).Ubuntu 10.04 - no driver on the list - install driver for MP610+cnijfilter from PPA above - working.
But, there is a non free (with 30 days trial) software http://www.turboprint.info/ which work with wide range printers under Linux.I try it with my Pixma MP970-and find it with plenty of futures (including ink level,clean nozzle and so on).But without working scanner,just printer only.
Use Xsane to put scanner onto work.

Paul, The PPA is probably not updated yet to work ...

2012-04-24T01:05:50.705-07:00

Paul, The PPA is probably not updated yet to work with the newest Ubuntu 12.04. You will have to wait until the package maintainer updates his PPA info.

What did I do wrong? E: Unable to locate package ...

2012-04-13T00:18:21.815-07:00

What did I do wrong?

E: Unable to locate package cnijfilter-mx860series

12.04 LTS

i have been struggling for days to get my MX870 up...

2012-03-12T12:40:54.735-07:00

i have been struggling for days to get my MX870 up and running over my Ubuntu 10.10 AMD64, tried multiple methods suggested by different posts. Nothing worked until I got on to this web page!

The installation is so easy and streamlined. It worked immediately after the installation following the post. Thousands of thanks to you!!

I love Ubuntu and the sharing of knowledge in the community.

Thank you very much :)

2012-02-12T10:25:47.953-08:00

Thank you very much :)