Communities

Writing
Writing
Codidact Meta
Codidact Meta
The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors
Photography & Video
Photography & Video
Scientific Speculation
Scientific Speculation
Cooking
Cooking
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Judaism
Judaism
Languages & Linguistics
Languages & Linguistics
Software Development
Software Development
Mathematics
Mathematics
Christianity
Christianity
Code Golf
Code Golf
Music
Music
Physics
Physics
Linux Systems
Linux Systems
Power Users
Power Users
Tabletop RPGs
Tabletop RPGs
Community Proposals
Community Proposals
tag:snake search within a tag
answers:0 unanswered questions
user:xxxx search by author id
score:0.5 posts with 0.5+ score
"snake oil" exact phrase
votes:4 posts with 4+ votes
created:<1w created < 1 week ago
post_type:xxxx type of post
Search help
Notifications
Mark all as read See all your notifications »
Q&A

How to install printer driver for Canon PIXMA TR4522 printer in Arch Linux

+2
−0

I have used printers before in Arch Linux, but I can't figure out how to print with a Canon PIXMA TR4522 printer. More specifically, I am having trouble finding the correct driver.

I have installed the gutenprint and foomatic-db-gutenprint-ppds Arch Linux packages, but I still don't see the printer PPD file when I run $ lpinfo -m.

I've also looked at the CUPS/Printer-specific problems page on the Arch Wiki, but I don't see my printer model or series listed on that page.

I've also searched the web, and can't seem to find any Arch-related information about my printer model or series.

How do I install the correct drivers and print with this printer?

History
Why does this post require moderator attention?
You might want to add some details to your flag.
Why should this post be closed?

0 comment threads

1 answer

+3
−0

I figured this out myself. I needed to install the cnijfilter2 AUR package. Installing this package provided me with the correct PPD file (which was named canontr4500.pdd).

How I figured this out: I read the Canon section of the CUPS/Printer-specific problems page on the Arch Wiki, which mentions that there are various Arch packages for various Canon printers. Furthermore, you can download the TR4522 driver from Canon's website as a debian, rpm, or source package. The source package is named cnijfilter2-source-5.70-1.tar.gz, which matches the name of the cnijfilter2 AUR file.

History
Why does this post require moderator attention?
You might want to add some details to your flag.

0 comment threads

Show more

Sign up to answer this question »