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   Mike Easter to Felix   
   Re: how to install printer driver   
   19 Jul 25 08:03:20   
   
   From: MikeE@ster.invalid   
      
   Felix wrote:   
   > I have downloaded the zip file, and unzipped it, and this is what is in   
   > the folder https://auslink.info/linux/Canon D320 driver.png but I don't   
   > know how install it.   
      
   I have VERY little experience compiling things, but I believe I was   
   successful in doing this on a live system that is gone now.   
      
   I needed to add some packages required in his readme:   
      
   > Requirements: make, gcc, libcups2-dev, libcupsimage2-dev, cups-ppdc,   
   libtiff-dev   
      
   I can't remember which ones I didn't have, but if you try to install   
   something that is already installed, there's no harm done.  You can do   
   that from the commandline or from synaptic.   
      
   Then you navigate to the directory created by extracting the zip and   
   open a terminal there which LM default Nemo has a R click context menu for.   
      
   Then you perform the first instruction in the readme;   
   $ make   
      
   That $ is just the prompt character indicating that it can be done from   
   an ordinary user.  The next command he says to execute as root, but my   
   default LM doesn't have a root, which has a # prompt, so instead of root   
   I use sudo.  He says:   
   # make install   
      
   ... but instead I   
   $ sudo make install   
      
   My recollection is that I didn't get a D320 .ppd, but I did get a D300.   
   I don't have experience w/ adding printer drivers that cups doesn't have   
   by default, so someone else may have to step in here.   
      
      
   --   
   Mike Easter   
      
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