Installing Canon ImageClass D420

**G0at1** · December 11th, 2018

Hello,

I'm new to Ubuntu and have no clue what I'm doing! I've spent hours blindly trying to install my Canon ImageClass D420 printer but nothing is printing. I've read posts and watched videos on youtube to no avail. Can someone show me step by step please?

I've installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and have the printer connected via a USB cable. I've also downloaded the drivers from Canon's website (linux-UFRII-drv-v360-usen.tar.gz).

Thank you!

**malangaman** · December 12th, 2018

Did you per chance look at this link?
https://askubuntu.com/questions/3480...work-in-ubuntu

**G0at1** · December 12th, 2018

That’s one of the first posts I read but I don’t know how to switch to that folder to even get started. I have the drivers on my Desktop. I’m typing cd Desktop. My knowledge is literally 0. ��

By the way when I go to the printers that I have, I see D400-450-(UFRII-LT) but again, nothing prints. I’ve done a bunch of code and double clicking. I don’t know what the heck I did.

**howefield** · December 12th, 2018

If you right click on the downloaded file and select the "extract here" option, it should extract to a new folder on your Desktop. Then from a terminal type in the command..

Code:

sudo apt install -s /home/USER/Desktop/linux-UFRII-drv-v360-usen/64-bit_Driver/Debian/*.deb

Substitute your actual username in the path above instead of using "USER"

**G0at1** · December 12th, 2018

You gotta be kidding me. That’s all it took? I spent over 9 hours on this. Thank you thank you! [-o

**howefield** · December 12th, 2018

Apologies, a small typo in the command I gave you, you won't need the -s option which means the install is simulated. I tested the command with that switch but to actually install you won't want to use it.

Code:

sudo apt install /home/USER/Desktop/linux-UFRII-drv-v360-usen/64-bit_Driver/Debian/*.deb

**G0at1** · December 13th, 2018

It still worked though. Should I redo?

**slickymaster** · December 13th, 2018

Thread moved to Hardware.

**G0at1** · December 20th, 2018

Hi there... I had to reinstall Ubuntu and now don't know how to reinstall my printer. Can you help please? I ran the above command, then went into Printers and clicked Add. Now I have CUPS-BRF-Printer, which is not working.