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On Sat, 7/19/2025 11:10 PM, Felix wrote:
> 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.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.
>
> 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/
ool/main/p/printer-driver-carps/printer-driver-carps_0.0+152~eb4
211b-0ubuntu1~xenial_amd64.deb
>>
>> problem solved. I will post this on the Mint forum to help anyone else with
this problem. :)
Normally, you don't build from source all that often.
I would verify it works and you are happy with the print quality first.
Getting the driver, is just the first part of verification.
These are computers, and they reserve the right to malfunction.
I'm surprised I didn't get a hit for that from Google, but I guess
this is how much good an AI search is.
When you use an older .deb file like that, there can be
unresolved dependencies (the library version needed is not
in the distro tree). You should always act surprised when
what you just did, works :-)
Paul
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