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Old 06-25-2018, 03:02 PM   #16
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FWIW, it might be easier to take a pre-built RPM package and convert to DEB with alien. This Canon page offers RPM packages for the MG2500S series as a compressed archive (rpm.tar.gz)
https://driver-canon.com/canon-pixma...0s-driver.html
Extract the packages, then take the RPM files and convert with alien.
https://www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/11...mand-examples/
 
Old 06-26-2018, 03:17 AM   #17
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driver install

can you pls explain what is alien ? thanking in advance,
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Old 06-26-2018, 04:11 AM   #18
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Alien is a CLI utility that converts different Linux package distribution file formats, including conversion between Linux Standard Base, RPM, deb, Stampede (.slp) and Slackware (tgz) packages.

More info
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(software)
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/.../alien.1p.html
 
Old 06-27-2018, 06:13 AM   #19
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What I do wrong typing this in terminal ?
$ sudo apt-get install -/Desktop cnijfilter2-5.50-1-deb
E: Command line option '/' [from -/Desktop] is not understood in combination with the other options.
thanking for all your help,
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Old 06-27-2018, 05:49 PM   #20
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I'm assuming that you have the .deb files located on your dekstop, which is ~/Desktop (note the tilde '~' character rather than a hyphen).
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cd ~/Desktop
sudo apt-get install cnijfilter2-5.50-1-deb
 
Old 06-27-2018, 05:59 PM   #21
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Sorry miramarcos, which model did you end up purchasing? Reading back through this thread I now read of your intention to buy a T305S. That model does have a .deb package available for it of course.
https://driver-canon.com/canon-pixma-ts305-driver.html

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Old 06-28-2018, 10:07 AM   #22
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terminal command driver install

Dear Ferrari,
now I got : Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package cnijfilter2-5.50-1-deb
E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'cnijfilter2-5.50-1-deb'
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'cnijfilter2-5.50-1-deb'

never had troubles like this before in terminal, maybe I should leave out cd ? and than fill in my password ?
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Old 06-28-2018, 02:09 PM   #23
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It's difficult to assist when we're not over your shoulder. In an effort to assist further I have downloaded the tarball and extracted it. The file that you were trying to install is actually a directory (not the .deb file package itself). The required .deb package is contained within. Use your graphical file manager to navigate to it if its easier. You have two choices - either run the 'install.sh' contained in the 'cnijfilter2-5.50-1-deb' directory, or navigate to the 'packages' directory, find the .deb and install it with your package manager.

Just to give you an idea, it should just be a matter of navigating to where the tar.gz file was downloaded (eg ~/Downloads), extracting the tar.gz file with something like
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cd Downloads
tar -zxvf cnijfilter2-5.50-1-deb.tar.gz
then changing directory to the created 'cnijfilter2-5.50-1-deb' directory
Code:
cd cnijfilter2-5.50-1-deb
and executing 'install.sh'...
Code:
sudo ./install.sh
It should take care of the driver install and printer registration with CUPS.

Another tutorial to give you the idea...
https://github.com/erikdubois/Ultima...n-mg7750-v1.sh

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Old 07-02-2018, 06:01 AM   #24
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terminal commands

dear ferrari,
I appreciate your help, but now got the following marleen@Asus:~/Downloads$ sudo ./install-sh
[sudo] password for marleen:
sudo: ./install-sh: command not found
marleen@Asus:~/Downloads$

thanks again,
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Old 07-02-2018, 06:19 AM   #25
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Be careful with your syntax. You've got the name of the file wrong. It's not 'install-sh', but rather 'install.sh'
Code:
sudo ./install.sh
 
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Also make sure that you are in the correct directory. The install script won't be in ~/Downloads, but instead in the ~/Downloads/cnijfilter2-5.50-1-deb directory, so do
Code:
cd ~/Downloads/cnijfilter2-5.50-1-deb/
Code:
sudo ./install.sh
 
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