This section describes how to install and uninstall a scanner driver on Fedora 10 and openSUSE 11.1

Preparation

Preparing the scanner driver package

Download the following archived file from the Canon Web site:

scangearmp-mx330series-1.30-x-i386-rpm.tar.gz

"1.30-x" in the above files is the version number.

Connecting the machine

Before installing the package, connect the computer and the machine with a USB cable and turn on the machine.

If a window that prompts you to add a printer is automatically displayed when you connect the machine, cancel the window by closing it.

Install

If you want to install the scanner driver, start Linux and log in as root.

1. Install scanner driver.

Install the scanner driver by entering the following command from the command line of a terminal software.

1) Expanding the archived file and switching to the expanded directory

[root@zzz /yyy]# tar zxvf scangearmp-mx330series-1.30-x-i386-rpm.tar.gz
[root@zzz /yyy]# cd scangearmp-mx330series-1.30-x-i386-rpm

2) Installing the scanner driver

[root@zzz /yyy]# ./install.sh

2. Restart the computer.

Uninstall

If you want to uninstall the scanner driver, start Linux and log in as root.

1. Uninstall scanner driver.

Uninstall the scanner driver by entering the following command from the command line of a terminal software.

[root@zzz /yyy]# scangearmp-mx330series-rpm-pkgconfig.sh --uninstall