Canon mg2550 printer: How to install printer driver?

I'm trying to set up a new printer but the problem is I never used Linux before.

It's a Canon MG2550 and the installation CD is only for windows. Firstly it doesn't appear on the list of printer types and MG2500 is the closest on the Canon website.

I think I have to set up a driver but don't know how.

How should I proceed?

2 Answers

I found a solution to this because I had the same problem, but I posted it on another question so now I can't post it again here.

I also couldn't get the system to find the printer through the "additional printer settings interface" because it kept getting hung trying to search the database.

Here's what I did:

• Install cups-backend-bjnp$ sudo apt-get install cups-backend-bjnp
• Delete the printer.
• Add the printer.

Good Luck!

• Go to the dash (the "start" button in the opper left corner if using Ubuntu or the button in the lower left corner if using Lubuntu)
• Click printers
• Choose Add
• Ubuntu will find the printer for you!
• Click the printer, choose "forward"
• If you want to customise the settings, click "Canon" and choose "forward"
• then scroll down to MG2500 (to the right it will say MG2500 series)and take that!
• forward, enter your customizations, Click apply

Done!