Install the Canon pixma mg and PIXUS series drivers in Ubuntu 14.04

Canon, the world's largest printer manufacturer, does not provide Linux drivers for every printer it produces. We can install the following two Canon printer series to the driver:

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Canon Pixma MG Series drivers:

• Canon MG5100 Ubuntu Driver-cnijfilter-mg5100series
• Canon MG5200 Ubuntu Driver-cnijfilter-mg5200series
• Canon MG6100 Ubuntu Driver-cnijfilter-mg6100series
• Canon MG8100 Ubuntu Driver-cnijfilter-mg8100series

PIXUS series drivers:

• Canon PIXUS 550 Ubuntu Driver-cnijfilter-pixus510iseries
• Canon PIXUS 560 Ubuntu Driver-cnijfilter-pixus560iseries
• Canon PIXUS 850 Ubuntu Driver-cnijfilter-pixus850iseries
• Canon PIXUS 860 Ubuntu Driver-cnijfilter-pixus860iseries
• Canon PIXUS 865 Ubuntu Driver-cnijfilter-pixus865iseries
• Canon PIXUS 950 Ubuntu Driver-cnijfilter-pixus950iseries
• Canon PIXUS 990 Ubuntu Driver-cnijfilter-pixus990iseries

How to install the Canon Pixma MG Series users

You need to add Michael Gruz's PPA, because lib1_4 is not included, You need to download DEB installation.

First, add the PPA Source:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:michael-gruz/canon-trunk
sudo apt-get update

Install libiis4 by running the following command:

32-bit users:
wget ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/t/tiff3/libtiff4_3.9.7-3_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i libtiff4_3.9.7-3_i386.deb

64-bit users:

wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/t/tiff3/libtiff4_3.9.7-3_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libtiff4_3.9.7-3_amd64.deb

Now, select the installation command based on your model:

PIXMA MG5100:

sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-mg5100series

PIXMA MG5200:

sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-mg5200series

PIXMA MG6100:

sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-mg6100series

PIXMA MG8100:

sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-mg8100series

How to install PIXUS series users

Add PPA first:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:michael-gruz/canon-trunk
sudo apt-get update

Download libtiff4 and install it. Select the following based on the system:

32-bit:

wget ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/t/tiff3/libtiff4_3.9.7-3_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i libtiff4_3.9.7-3_i386.deb

64-bit:

wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/t/tiff3/libtiff4_3.9.7-3_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libtiff4_3.9.7-3_amd64.deb

Select Command Based on Model:

Canon pixels 550:

sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-pixus5510iseries

Canon pixels 560:

sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-pixus560iseries

Canon pixels 850:

sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-pixus850iseries

Canon pixels 860:

sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-pixus860iseries

Canon pixels 865:

sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-pixus865iseries

Canon pixels 950:

sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-pixus950iseries

Canon pixels 990:

sudo apt-get install cnijfilter-pixus990iseries