How to Install a Printer Driver to Ubuntu

Last Updated: June 4, 2020

If your printer didn't automatically get recognized when you booted up your computer, you will need to install it manually. This article will walk you through that.

Steps

1
Search on the Internet. Your printer might need special software. If you don't have to, do the following.
2
Be sure that your printer is connected, either directly with your PC or in your network.

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3
Click on System settings >> Printers. This will take you to the Add Printer screen.
4
Click on Add.
5
Click on printer URI and give link for local printer.
6
If it is a network printer, click on Network printer and search for host of your printer in network.

Community Q&A

Question

How do I install a canon WiFi printer on a Linux operating system laptop?

Community Answer

You will have plug in the printer to the computer with the USB cable that came with the printer. Turn on the printer, go to settings on the computer, click on printer, click on add and wait a few seconds for the name of your printer show up on top. It will say "a printer is connected at port", or something like that. A window will pop up with the description of your printer and computer, then click apply on the bottom right. It is recommended to connect the printer with the cable to establish a hard connection so everything can get transferred in order to let the WiFi work properly.