Anduin canon network printer cannot install

[oandr06-sys]

New to Anduin OS but cannot install printer correctly. It appears but says not installed. Can you help please as I love this Linux OS but need printer to work. Thank you

[Anduin2017]

Is it an HP printer?

See #101

Please share what the printer is.

[oandr06-sys]

It's acanon tr4651 on wireless network, same as the desktop. I can see the printer in Printers but it's not connected and won't connect.

[Anduin2017]

I found driver here:

https://launchpad.net/~thierry-f/+archive/ubuntu/fork-michael-gruz

You might need to install it's driver.

Or I went to:

https://www.canon-europe.com/support/consumer/products/printers/pixma/tr-series/pixma-tr4651.html?type=drivers&language=EN&os=all

Then I select:

And there is:

[oandr06-sys]

That's great and thanks so much. New to linux how do I install the driver?

[oandr06-sys]

I am really struggling with this issue? Are you able to help with this. I have followed this and cannot get the drivers to install https://launchpad.net/~thierry-f/+archive/ubuntu/fork-michael-gruz and I cannot install from the canon website. Thank you.

[Anduin2017]

Step 1: Add the Printer Driver PPA

Run these commands in your terminal to add the PPA repository containing Canon printer drivers:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:thierry-f/fork-michael-gruz
sudo apt update

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Step 2: Install the Canon Printer Drivers

The Canon TR4651 printer uses the cnijfilter2 driver. Install it by running:

sudo apt install cnijfilter2

If this doesn't work directly, you can specify the latest package explicitly:

sudo apt install cnijfilter2=6.81-2404B

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Step 3: Restart CUPS (Common Unix Printing System)

Restart the printing service to ensure the driver is properly loaded:

sudo systemctl restart cups

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Step 4: Add and Configure Your Printer

• Open your printer settings (this is typically available in the system settings or by typing system-config-printer in a terminal).
• Click Add Printer.
• Select Network Printer and your Canon TR4651 should appear. Choose it, then proceed.
• Choose the driver manually if requested: select Canon > TR4600 Series driver.

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Troubleshooting

If your printer still doesn't connect, ensure:

• Your computer and printer are on the same wireless network.
• There's no firewall blocking the printer (try temporarily disabling any firewall).

You can also try installing additional tools:

sudo apt install cups-backend-bjnp
sudo systemctl restart cups

Then repeat the printer setup.

Have a try

[oandr06-sys]

Thank you for this helpful email. Unfortuntately, i have followed steps and i get errors. I get lots of different errors saying Error: The repository ' https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/thierry-f/fork-michael-gruz/ubuntu plucky Release' does not have a Release file. Notice: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default. Notice: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details. Also its say it cnnot find the "sudo apt install cnijfilter2=6.81-2404B" I have tried everything else on your list. Im really not having much luck, its a shame as i love this version so much. Thank you

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On Thu, 24 Jul 2025 at 01:55, Anduin Xue ***@***.***> wrote: Step 1: Add the Printer Driver PPA Run these commands in your terminal to add the PPA repository containing Canon printer drivers: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:thierry-f/fork-michael-gruz sudo apt update ------------------------------ Step 2: Install the Canon Printer Drivers The Canon TR4651 printer uses the cnijfilter2 driver. Install it by running: sudo apt install cnijfilter2 If this doesn't work directly, you can specify the latest package explicitly: sudo apt install cnijfilter2=6.81-2404B ------------------------------ Step 3: Restart CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) Restart the printing service to ensure the driver is properly loaded: sudo systemctl restart cups ------------------------------ Step 4: Add and Configure Your Printer - Open your printer settings (this is typically available in the system settings or by typing system-config-printer in a terminal). - Click *Add Printer*. - Select *Network Printer* and your Canon TR4651 should appear. Choose it, then proceed. - Choose the driver manually if requested: select *Canon* > *TR4600 Series* driver. ------------------------------ Troubleshooting If your printer still doesn't connect, ensure: - Your computer and printer are on the same wireless network. - There's no firewall blocking the printer (try temporarily disabling any firewall). You can also try installing additional tools: sudo apt install cups-backend-bjnp sudo systemctl restart cups Then repeat the printer setup. Have a try — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#161 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BU6SARSVTZDM67BKGZ5KXFD3KAVHJAVCNFSM6AAAAACCG4LSLCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTGOBWHEZTIMY> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[Anduin2017]

Since there are many complaints about printers,

I’m considering embedding the printer-driver-all package in the image.

However, this would increase the image size by about 100 MB.
Before making that decision, I need to confirm whether installing printer-driver-all would actually resolve most printer-related issues.

Could you please try running:

sudo apt install printer-driver-all

And see if the problem is mitigated? This helps the decision.