Driver for Canon MF4500 printer

**vchiasson** · March 16th, 2015

Hi, I'm very new to Linux, just installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

trying to get my hardware to work... when I go in "printers" I do see my Canon imageclass MF4500wd but then I don't see it in the impressive list of drivers the next screen offers me...

I've tried selecting a couple of them (not sure if there are over a hundred or not) but my test page never comes out...

I do have the installation CD but when I put it in it doesn't automatically start + I have no clue what I should do in order to manually install the driver...

Thanks!

**Geoffrey_Arndt** · March 16th, 2015

Here's a post that may help get started: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2091209

**Bucky Ball** · March 16th, 2015

Welcome. If you install the driver from the link provided above then do the steps you have done (Printing>Add Printer>etc.) you should find the driver available when you get to that section of 'Add Printer'.

Incidentally, there doesn't appear to be an MF4500 that I could find. Sure it's not the MF4450? Anyways, that should work.

**vchiasson** · March 16th, 2015

I downloaded the driver, but can't find a step by step telling me how to install it... do you have one? I am very much of a newb with the terminal

**vchiasson** · March 16th, 2015

got it!! found a page explaining how to install packages through the software center and it now works!! also add to change an option I picked "AppSocket/HP JetDirect and now the test page works!

Thanks a lot!

now off to search the forum for how to do it for my external hard drive!