I have newly installed Ubuntu 12.04. I have Canon MG6360 printer/scanner. I have successfully installed printer drivers and can print okay. Have downloaded MG6300 series ScanGear MP Ver. 2.00 for Linux (deb) from Canon but don't know how to install this from terminal.
I apologise for having to ask such a basic question! Thanks.
Later...I have extracted the files. Question appears: Do I want to run install.sh? I click 'run in terminal', and enter password. I don't know if it installed and don't know how to check. Scanner does not work or 'see' the PC. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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To install a .deb file from terminal, just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, navigate to where the file was downloaded (most likely the Downloads folder),run the command(s) below:
sudo dpkg -i <file_name>.debWhen you extract the file, you can see that there is a folder called packages, open that folder, and you will see 4 files. Choose the right one for your architecture. See image below.
Use the command above to install both files.
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