- Download the canon drivers for Linux from here
- Extract the .deb packages from the archive, install the common package first using the commands below (Don't need the "--force-architecture" parameter if using i386 architecture)
sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture cnijfilter-common_3.20-1_i386.deb sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture cnijfilter-mp490series_3.20-1_i386.deb
- Restart cups by issuing the command
sudo service cups restart
- Goto http://localhost:631, add canon printer as a networked printer, Select windows samba shared printer
- Test printer
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