This section describes how to install and uninstall a scanner driver on Ubuntu 8.10.

Preparation

Preparing the scanner driver package

Download the following archived file from the Canon Web site:

scangearmp-mx330series-1.30-x-i386-deb.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

You must use the root authority when installing the scanner driver.
With Ubuntu, use the sudo command to install the scanner driver.

When asked for a password, enter the password of the user who is currently logged in.
In Ubuntu, the root password is not set as the default.

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

[user@zzz /yyy]$ tar zxvf scangearmp-mx330series-1.30-x-i386-deb.tar.gz
[user@zzz /yyy]$ cd scangearmp-mx330series-1.30-x-i386-deb

2) Installing the scanner driver

[user@zzz /yyy]$ sudo ./install.sh

2. Restart the computer.

Uninstall

You must use the root authority when uninstalling the scanner driver.
With Ubuntu, use the sudo command to uninstall the scanner driver.

When asked for a password, enter the password of the user who is currently logged in.
In Ubuntu, the root password is not set as the default.

1. Uninstall scanner driver.

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

[user@zzz /yyy]$ sudo scangearmp-mx330series-deb-pkgconfig.sh --uninstall