This section describes how to install a scanner driver in Fedora Core 6.
If you want to install the scanner driver, start Linux and log in as root.
Preparation
Connecting the printer
Before installing the package, connect the computer and the printer with a USB cable and turn on the printer.
Preparing the scanner driver rpm
Before using the scanner driver, you must install the "common package" and the "model-specific package."
scangearmp-common-1.00-x.i386.rpm -------- Common package
scangearmp-mp600-1.00-x.i386.rpm -------- Model-specific package
Download the above .rpm files from the Canon Web site in advance.
(Where "1.00-x" in the above .rpm files is the version number.)
Install
1. Install scanner driver.
Install the scanner driver in order of the "common package" and the "model-specific package" by using the rpm command from the command line of the terminal software.
1) Installing the common package
[root@zzz /yyy]# rpm -ivh scangearmp-common-1.00-x.i386.rpm
2) Installing the model-specific package
[root@zzz /yyy]# rpm -ivh scangearmp-mp600-1.00-x.i386.rpm
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2. Restart the computer.