How to install scangearmp2 for my Canon TS6050?

Pat38640

Hello, I have installed a printer-scanner Canon TS6050 (wifi) and I want to enable the scanner. I have downloaded the specific driver from Canon (scangearmp2-source-3.40-1.tar.gz) but I don't know how to manage the installation. In the README file, I see that I need Gtk+, libusb, libcncpmslld2, libcncpnet2, libcncpnet20 and libcncpnet30 but for the last 4, eopkg return "The libcncp... repository item was not found". Could you help me please?

Justin

If you're not up for compiling I'd suggest you Request a Package so it can be included in the repository.

Pat38640

Thank you Justin for your suggestion. I did it. Now, wait and see ...

tomatoes

Hi, seems like scangearmp2 is not in Solus repository yet. I'm using KDE but hope it also works for other DE. So to install it manually:

Download the source file ScanGear MP for Linux from here
Extract the tar.gz, open the terminal, cd to scangearmp2
Install system.devel:
- sudo eopkg install -c system.devel
Install libgtk-2, libgtk-2-devel, libusb-32bit-devel
Run ./autogen.sh
Copy all files (lcncpmslld2, lcncpnet2, lcncpnet20, lcncpnet30 with various extention) from /com/libs_bin64 folder in the source archive to /usr/lib64
Run 'make'
After the process is successful, run 'sudo make install'
Copy '80-canon_mfp2.rules' from the 'etc' folder in 'scangearmp2' to /etc/udev/rules.d
Reboot your computer

jlb

Better late than never ! Many thanks for your clear and efficient tutorial, tomatoes ! 😃

It works on my Canon MG5750 whereas it didn't with the dedicated version 3.20-1 of ScanGearMP2 !
No more bluish backgrounds !

I guess it will also work on all Canon scanners using Scangearmp2.
I specify that I use Budgie.