How to install the Canon LBP2900i printer in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

[stevecook]

Hi Steve,
thank you very much for your detailed instruntions!! It works.....it prints!

You're welcome mate

[drjugaljpatel]

I am getting this error when i try to run dpkg-buildpackage. How do i proceed from here?

dpkg-buildpackage: source package cndrvcups-common
dpkg-buildpackage: source version 2.50-1
dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by Canon Inc. <sup-debian@list.canon.co.jp>
dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture amd64
dpkg-source --before-build cndrvcups-common-2.50
dpkg-checkbuilddeps: Unmet build dependencies: debhelper (>= 4.0.0) libglib2.0-dev
dpkg-buildpackage: warning: build dependencies/conflicts unsatisfied; aborting
dpkg-buildpackage: warning: (Use -d flag to override.)

[MarkMatis]

This also works great for installing a Canon LBP6000 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32-bit with the latest Canon 2.50-1 download. Thanks!