Gentlemen,
I am a complete newb after ditching Win 10 for Ubuntu so go easy on me & be clear with your writing points. I joined this site 5 minutes ago specifically to ask this question.
Yes, I've been to the Canon site and downloaded the driver tarballs which I successfully extracted . Now what?
Despite all my best efforts I have no idea how to install the drivers and get the scanner going. I searched all over (including this site), and nobody seems to know a working solution.
Kindly point out in very simple terms how to install and setup the above scanner on the version of Ubuntu given. Imagine I'm totally retarded in your detailed & thorough working "How To" explanation. Much appreciated.
Thanks all,
I very much appreciate all the time and effort spent helping me, a complete stranger.
A lot has changed since I first posted. I did get my device working, although I have no idea how. I worked though all your helpful suggestions and something "clicked".
I moved on to try Mint 20 to give that a whirl. I experienced the same problem there that couldn't be fixed by the methods given. Strange, because I thought Mint is based on Ubuntu?
So, I ditched that in favour of Manjaro KDE where similar issues occurred with my Scanner plus all my Audio is screwed up no matter how I changed the settings according to online help posts. Out of frustration I changed yet again to the Manjaro Gnome variant where everything works fine "out-the-box".
I'm still considering building a system where Debian is alongside Arch and instead of "Distro-Hopping", merely change the settings in Arch or Debian with the tools available to make the unique version tailored to specific need.
Thanks again all. This matter can now be considered closed.