Background: running Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon on a dual boot Mac Mini (early 2009).
I found the official Canon drivers here: http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0010756.asp and opt for Debian Linux Print Drivers (3.2). I save it to my Downloads folder in my home folder and unpack by clicking and accepting in the GUI.
I find a script called install.sh and run from the terminal. The output is pasted below:
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$ bash install.sh
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Canon Inkjet Printer Driver Ver.3.20-1 for Linux
Copyright CANON INC. 2001-2009
All Rights Reserved.
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Execution command = sudo dpkg -iG ./packages/cnijfilter-common_3.20-1_i386.deb
Selecting previously unselected package cnijfilter-common.
(Reading database ... 162160 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking cnijfilter-common (from .../cnijfilter-common_3.20-1_i386.deb) ...
Setting up cnijfilter-common (3.20-1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Execution command = sudo dpkg -iG ./packages/cnijfilter-mp560series_3.20-1_i386.deb
Selecting previously unselected package cnijfilter-mp560series.
(Reading database ... 162176 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking cnijfilter-mp560series (from .../cnijfilter-mp560series_3.20-1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of cnijfilter-mp560series:
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.9.0).
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libcairo2 (>= 1.0.2-2).
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libfontconfig1 (>= 2.3.0).
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.10.0).
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.8.0).
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.12.3).
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.8rel).
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libtiff4.
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libx11-6.
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2).
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libxext6.
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libxfixes3.
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libxi6.
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libxinerama1.
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libxml2 (>= 2.6.24).
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libxrandr2.
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libxrender1.
dpkg: error processing cnijfilter-mp560series (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
cnijfilter-mp560series
Execution command = sudo dpkg -P cnijfilter-common
(Reading database ... 162375 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing cnijfilter-common ...
Purging configuration files for cnijfilter-common ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
cnijfilter-mp560series depends on libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.8.0).
I'm assuming this means that the driver package needs this particular other package to be installed first, and at least version 2.8.0. However, according to the Synaptic Package Manager, all of the dependencies listed are already installed (apart from libtiff4 which I installed with Synaptic before running as above).
I've googled around a bit and no one seems to have the same or similar problems, and no obvious clues how to take this forward.
Any suggestions?
Regards
Clovis