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   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.i   
   fo/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. but good   
   news! I posted somewhere else, and a Canon carps driver that works was   
   posted   
      
   https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/madkinder/carps-cups/ubuntu/poo   
   /main/p/printer-driver-carps/printer-driver-carps_0.0+152~eb4721   
   b-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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