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  1. Installing Canon LBP2900 / LBP2900B – Ubuntu 14+
  2.  
  3. Note: Improved clarity of answer; Based on one of the above answers; thanks to that answer; I have "edubuntu@edubuntu-HCL-Desktop".
  4.  
  5.     Download Linux capt driver version 2.70 for Linux from Canon web site
  6.  
  7.     Extract it into downloads folder and open the folder for 32/64 bit: downloads → Linux capt... → 32/64 bit driver → Debian → you will find two files.
  8.         cndrvcups-capt_2.70-1_i386[or-amd64].deb
  9.         cndrvcups-common_3.20-1_i386[or-amd64].deb
  10.  
  11.     Turn the printer on
  12.  
  13.     Double click on the files, the Ubuntu software center opens and asks to install it. Install both the files one by one, second one first.
  14.  
  15.     Install the following additional packages from the Ubuntu software center: portreserve gsfonts gsfonts-other gsfonts-X11 (may be already installed, if not then install them).
  16.  
  17.     Adding your printer and start the printer daemon with the following commands from a Terminal (open with Ctrl+Alt+T):
  18.         service cups restart
  19.  
  20.     (usually display comes as follows)
  21.  
  22.     stop: Unknown job: cups
  23.     start: Unknown job: cups
  24.  
  25.         sudo /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p LBP2900 -m CNCUPSLBP2900CAPTK.ppd -v ccp://localhost:59787 -E
  26.  
  27.         (usually display comes as follows)
  28.  
  29.         [sudo] password for edubuntu:
  30.          enter password if exists
  31.  
  32.         sudo /usr/sbin/ccpdadmin -p LBP2900 -o /dev/usb/lp0
  33.  
  34.     (usually display comes as follows)
  35.  
  36.      CUPS_ConfigPath = /etc/cups/
  37.      LOG Path        = None
  38.      UI Port         = 59787
  39.  
  40.      Entry Num : Spooler : Backend : FIFO path         : Device Path    : Status
  41.      ---------- --------- --------- ------------------- ---------------- -------
  42.      [0]       : LBP2900 : ccp     : //localhost:59787 : /dev/usb/lp0   : New!!
  43.  
  44.         sudo service ccpd start
  45.  
  46.     (usually display comes as follows)
  47.  
  48.     Starting /usr/sbin/ccpd: .
  49.  
  50.         sudo service ccpd status
  51.  
  52.     (usually display comes as follows)
  53.  
  54.     /usr/sbin/ccpd: 6937 6936
  55.     captstatusui -P LBP2900
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  57.     This will pop up a new window. In that If the message is “Ready to print”; then you are ready with the printer LBP 2900. If the message is “error” or “no printer connected” etc then restart the operating system and repeat all the steps at Terminal, and it will start the printer LBP 2900. Sometimes it may stop working after restart, then do this:
  58.  
  59.     sudo service ccpd restart
  60.  
  61. If this is the display comes as follows:
  62.  
  63. (captstatusui:6949): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 13 was not found when attempting to remove it
  64.  
  65.     Then, switch off and On the printer and do at Terminal again:
  66.  
  67.     captstatusui -P LBP2900
  68.  
  69. You are ready with the printer LBP 2900 / LBP 2900B
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