NB: Linux Mint Qiana 17.Sharing devices over the network is something many of us are familiar with, especially from the workplace where, usually, the printers are the most common type of hardware that is made available to all LAN users.Īs it happens with the most important manufacturers, there is a specialized area where software solutions are supplied in order to allow users to make the most out of their products. (scangearmp:3539): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 2992 was not found when attempting to remove it (scangearmp:3539): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 2984 was not found when attempting to remove it (scangearmp:3539): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 2571 was not found when attempting to remove it (scangearmp:3539): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 2305 was not found when attempting to remove it (scangearmp:3539): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 4294967168 was not found when attempting to remove it (scangearmp:3627): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to read the recently used resources file at `/home/edziu/.local/share/recently-used.xbel’, but the parser failed: L’ouverture du fichier « /home/edziu/.local/share/recently-used.xbel » a échoué : Permission non accordé It runs fine ... in despite of some messages: Many thanks for this basic and so useful advise: it means “end of trouble and wasted time!” And launch the Simple Scan utility and select your scanner from app menu Documents -> Preferences -> Scan Source to test if the scanner works.
Once the printer and scanner drivers are installed, connect your device to the computer and start Printers utility test if it works.
Finally click on the “Apply” button to install the driver.Right-click on the package and select “Mark for Installation”.Select a package in the result list that matches your device.In Quick filter box, type in scangearmp.In Quick filter box, type in cnijfilter.Click the Reload button to refresh your system cache.If you don’t find it, search for and install it from Ubuntu Software Center. After that, open Synaptic Package Manager from the Unity Dash. This will add the PPA repository into your system.Ģ. Type in your user password when it asks and hit Enter to continue. When it opens, paste the command below and hit enter to run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:inameiname/stable To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. Install Canon Drivers / ScanGear in Ubuntu 14.04:ġ.
But it’s old and lack of ScanGear support for Ubuntu 14.04, and Linux Mint 17.įortunately, a third-party ppa contains the driver and scangear for commonly used Canon printers, available for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and its derivatives, such as Linux Mint 17. There’s already a tutorial talking about Canon Printer Driver and ScanGear in the site.