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Hi MX-Linux folks,
How can I find and install the right printerdriver for my old Canon MP260 printer/scanner?
Scanner works fine, printer does nothing after start the proces.
Thx a lot for advice!

PS I allrady instal the driver from the Canon pages (cnijfiltr2_5.20-1_AMD64.deb)

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Snapshot created on: 20241115_1400
System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-28-amd64 [6.1.119-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-28-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.36 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.18.0 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0 Distro: MX-23.4_x64 Libretto November 15  2024 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12
    (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: Z170 PRO GAMING v: Rev X.0x serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends v: 3805 date: 05/16/2018
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i7-6700K bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Skylake-S gen: core 6 level: v3
    note: check built: 2015 process: Intel 14nm family: 6 model-id: 0x5E (94) stepping: 3
    microcode: 0xF0
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache: L1: 256 KiB
    desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB L3: 8 MiB desc: 1x8 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/4200 scaling: driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave
    cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800 bogomips: 63999
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3
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  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX unsupported
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed mitigation: IBRS
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: IBRS; IBPB: conditional; STIBP: conditional; RSB filling;
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  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort mitigation: TSX disabled
Graphics:
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    built: 2014-19 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s
    bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:13c2 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X: loaded: nvidia
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    size: 408x255mm (16.06x10.04") diag: 481mm (18.94") modes: N/A
  Monitor-2: HDMI-0 pos: right res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 82 size: 598x336mm (23.54x13.23")
    diag: 686mm (27.01") modes: N/A
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    direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Family HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a170 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA GM204 High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0fbb class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-28-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
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    bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15b8 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 4.32 TiB used: 1.75 TiB (40.4%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB
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Partition:
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    dev: /dev/sdc2 maj-min: 8:34
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 256 MiB size: 252 MiB (98.46%) used: 278 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
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Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 3 GiB used: 2 MiB (0.1%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap
Sensors:
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Repos:
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  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
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  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teamviewer.list
    1: deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/teamviewer-keyring.gpg] https://linux.teamviewer.com/deb stable main
Info:
  Processes: 285 Uptime: 3h 26m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.7 GiB used: 4.59 GiB (59.6%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: UEFI

Hi Lieve BE,

Have you actually installed the driver or just downloaded and extracted it?

To install the deb file you need to run this command in the terminal: 'dpkg -i <path to file>/cnijfiltr2_5.20-1_AMD64.deb' or if you prefer, open the terminal and use the cd command to navigate to the folder containing the deb file and run 'dpkg -i cnijfiltr2_5.20-1_AMD64.deb'.

If you have already done this, check 'Menu > Settings > Print Settings' where the printer should be listed. If it is listed and given a green tick, check 'Printer > View print queue' to see if there are aborted / unfinished jobs and erase them before trying again. If this does not work or the printer just does not show, you will need guidance from someone more expert than I am so hopefully such an expert will spot your post.

I note than Canon no longer support your printers Linux drivers so keep the scanner and printer driver safely backed up somewhere.

Cheers and good luck.

It worked with reinstalling the driver.
I don't know what the difference is with the driver that was already in there, because that was the same. But it works and that's the main thing!
Thank you!

Meanwhile there's a simpler way:

Right-click on deb file(s): "Install Deb Files".