From: none@nowhere.com
Felix wrote:
> Gordon wrote:
>> On 2025-07-19, Paul wrote:
>>> On Sat, 7/19/2025 12:57 AM, Felix wrote:
>>>> Felix wrote:
>>>>> Mike Easter wrote:
>>>>>> Paul wrote:
>>>>>>> A question then, would be whether the preferred printing
>>>>>>> driver methodology is still CARPS.
>>>>>> Not that canon's search is robust, but if I search for carps at
>>>>>> canon, it only gives me one discontinued printer/scanner D300.
>>>>> My printer is D300 series, specifically D320
>>>>>
>>>>>> That is another supported printer by the cups/carps dev w/ a .ppd
>>>>>> (and not cups supported).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also canon 'declares' carps as a Windows thing (or that 'they'
>>>>>> intended it as a Windows thing); canon doesn't offer any printer
>>>>>> driver for the d300.
>>>>> Yes, it is a 'windows thing' but according to the link I posted
>>>>> https://github.com/ondrej-zary/carps-cups the author has reverse
>>>>> engineered the windows driver to create a specific Linux driver
>>>>> for this printer. 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.
>>>>>
>>>> link corrected: https://auslink.info/linux/Canon%20D320%20driver.png
>>>>
>>> It seems to build OK, once you use Synaptic and add the items
>>> indicated in the build list.
>>>
>>> Requirements: make, gcc ["build-essential, already installed?"]
>>> libcups2-dev, <=== pulling in
this one, may
>>> pull in the rest
>>> libcupsimage2-dev,
>>> cups-ppdc,
>>> libtiff-dev
>>>
>>> To compile, then install as root
>>> $ make
>>> $ sudo make install
>>>
>>> But I can't test this for you, without a printer to try.
>>>
>>> Paul
>> These instructions are suggested on the github site which is in the
>> first
>> article.
>>
>> https://github.com/ondrej-zary/carps-cups
>>
>> Now are these instructions understandable to Felix, the OP?
>
> nope! there has to be simple instructions for me to understand.
p.s. that should improve over time as I learn more about LM and how
things are done. I'm doing well so far. this printer issue is the only
problem I've had.
https://auslink.info/linux/desktop3.png
> but good news! I posted somewhere else, and a Canon carps driver that
> works was posted
>
> https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/madkinder/carps-cups/ubuntu/p
ol/main/p/printer-driver-carps/printer-driver-carps_0.0+152~eb47
11b-0ubuntu1~xenial_amd64.deb
>
>
> problem solved. I will post this on the Mint forum to help anyone else
> with this problem. :)
>
>
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