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Problem to get printer to work.

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ralphot
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Problem to get printer to work.

Sun Nov 01, 2020 8:53 pm
Have a Canon PIXMA MG6150 printer with USB connection.
Tried to get this to work without success.

Need help please.

Laptop with KUBUNTU 20.04 KDE Plasma 5.18.5 newly installed.

Regards, Ralph in Sweden
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Re: Problem to get printer to work.

Sun Nov 01, 2020 11:13 pm
Did you check on the manufacturers Homepage if there is a driver provided for Linux?
According to the openprinting.org-Website, the Linux support for the whole PIXMA MG series is paperweight, and your particular model is not listed at all, which hints at no Linux support for it. Blame the manufacturer...


Running Kubuntu 22.10 with Plasma 5.26.3, Frameworks 5.100.0, Qt 5.15.6, kernel 5.19.0-23 on Ryzen 5 4600H, AMD Renoir, X11
FWIW: it's always useful to state the exact Plasma version (+ distribution) when asking questions, makes it easier to help ...


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