Please give a step by step guide for a rookie like me to setup canon 2900b printer on ubuntu 24.04. I tried to install drivers from canon support US, that didn't work. I also tried:
- How to install Canon LBP2900 / 2900B printer on Ubuntu but that didn't work for me either.
- I couldn't understand much from this discussion also- Printing problem , Canon LBP2900
Details:
- BRAND-CANON
- Model-2900B
- Connection- Via USB
So please give a step by step guide instead of discussion links if possible. It would help a lot of people like me to switch to linux. Thank You. i went to How to install Canon LBP2900 / 2900B printer on Ubuntu
download the setup.sh file
edited with text editor - edited directory in the file according to my location of
/home/mahiraj/desktop/(as given in properties section), then replaced the github links part with corrected link part given in ask ubuntu link under>script link> github>issues>replace download links. https://github.com/hieplpvip/ubuntu_canon_printer/issues/15saved the changes and went to terminal to type the command for executable and run-
chmod +x canon_lbp_setup.sh ./canon_lbp_setup.shpressed 1 for install
4 for 2900
1 via usb then turned on my printer's back switch
installation started but at the end the following packages were not found for installation as given in the image.
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