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I'm struggling to find out how to install a Canon LBP2900 / 2900B printer on Ubuntu.

karel
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Script for installing the Linux CAPT Printer Driver for Canon LBP printers on Ubuntu:

wget https://github.com/hieplpvip/canon_printer/raw/master/canon_lbp_setup.sh
ls # optional command to verify that canon_lbp_setup.sh file is downloaded successfully
chmod +x canon_lbp_setup.sh
./canon_lbp_setup.sh

After installation there will be a shortcut on your desktop. Run it to check your printer status (if it shows "Ready to Print", the printer is ready to use).

If that doesn't work ubuntu_canon_printer has been updated for Canon LBP printers including the Canon LBP2900 printer.

Supported models for ubuntu_canon_printer driver:
LBP-810, LBP1120, LBP1210, LBP2900, LBP3000, LBP3010, LBP3018, LBP3050, LBP3100, LBP3108, LBP3150, LBP3200, LBP3210, LBP3250, LBP3300, LBP3310, LBP3500, LBP5000, LBP5050, LBP5100, LBP5300, LBP600, LBP6018, LBP6020, LBP6020B, LBP6200, LBP6300n, LBP6300, LBP6310, LBP7010C, LBP7018C, LBP7200C, LBP7210C, LBP9100C, LBP9200C

karel
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You need to change a name in the shell script before executing it : Change libpango1.0-0:i386 to libpango-1.0-0:i386 (just the addition of a dash). Make sure you edit the script before giving it execution permission, and if you had the terminal open, restart it before running the script. This solved it for me after struggling quite a lot and reading many threads. Running Ubuntu 24 LTS, with a Canon LBP2900 printer.

Sources : How to setup Canon 2900B printer in Ubuntu 24.04 step by step? and https://github.com/hieplpvip/ubuntu_canon_printer/issues/24

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