Once you have pasted the code, save the file to your home folder as “reset-printer.sh” Once opened, paste the following code into it:Ī) search for and make active the physical connection to the printerī) get rid of a second and unwanted printer that was created in the installation process (don’t ask me why it was created, I don’t know and care even less)ĭon’t worry if you don’t understand the specific syntax of the code (neither do I). In the Unity shell I think it may just be called “text editor”, though I am not certain. In the gnome-shell you can open one up from “accessories/gedit”. It involves making something called a bash script. This next step is what you need to do to make it actually work. Type in your password and press the “Enter” key.īut, I also urge you to read the instructions fully in the README file as well as simply following my instructions hereĪssuming all went well, above, the next step is:Īssuming your printer is on, if you tried to print a document at this point, if would just hang in the print queue and would not print. You will be prompted for password (the same one you use to log into Ubuntu). When you sure you are are in the correct folder, you can then use the command that is given in the README file for running the correct script. One of the folders listed will be the one called “raducotescu-CanonCAPTdriver-c8ea9f9”. It will list all of the files and folders inside your home folder. To test if you are in your home folder, if you type: The terminal will open in your home folder. Essentially, what you do is click on the terminal icon from the accessories menu.
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It tells you how to run the bash script to install the driver. Double click the folder and inside there is a “README” file which you should read. Once there you will see a new folder (the one you just extracted) called “raducotescu-CanonCAPTdriver-c8ea9f9”. Once extracted, navigate your way to your home folder (which is the same folder as your username…….just to confuse matters!). This is the same folder that you will automatically start in when you open a terminal (more on this later).
For those who are brand new to this kind of thing, once it has opened in Archive manager, you could do what I did and extract the folder containing the package of scripts to your user-name folder. if you initially saved it instead, you can double click after it has downloaded and it will then open up in Archive Manager). Once downloaded, it should automatically open up in the program called “Archive Manager” (or. It is in a zipped-up format called a “tar”.
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#Install canon lbp 2900 printer ubuntu driver#
Here is precisely how I got the printer to work in 12.04:ġ) Download the printer driver from the link below: