Package Details: capt-src 2.71-7

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/capt-src.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: capt-src
Description: Canon CAPT Printer Driver for Linux. Compiled from source code.
Upstream URL: http://support-asia.canon-asia.com/
Keywords: canon capt printer
Licenses: custom
Conflicts: cndrvcups-common-lb, cndrvcups-lb
Submitter: reztho
Maintainer: mistersmee
Last Packager: mistersmee
Votes: 79
Popularity: 0.133313
First Submitted: 2010-08-29 20:28 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2025-05-28 09:30 (UTC)

Pinned Comments

reztho commented on 2020-06-11 14:55 (UTC) (edited on 2020-06-11 18:47 (UTC) by reztho)

Do not expect this driver to work in the near future if Canon doesn't release a new version soon. This driver is from 2017 and the GCC environment started deprecating a lot of stuff used by this driver. Please, ask for better Linux support to Canon.

Do not flag this package out of date if there's no new version available. That's bad community behavior. A comment telling about the issue is enough.

If your machine uses the x86_64 arch, the multilib pacman repo will be needed for this driver: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_repositories#multilib

For an alternative 100% open source driver although not official by Canon, go to: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/captdriver-git/

buovjaga commented on 2020-01-09 10:33 (UTC)

Re: driver deprecation - the CUPS creator opened this issue to discuss how to handle old devices: https://github.com/apple/cups/issues/5271

From one of his comments: "Before we drop PPDs, we will be working with developers to create those printer applications (particularly Gutenprint), and will likely end up creating our own printer application (based on the existing ippserver sample code) to support existing PostScript and CUPS raster drivers. So the goal is definitely not to leave people SOL, but rather to plan for a future where we aren't limited by the capabilities of the past."

reztho commented on 2019-10-06 11:44 (UTC)

Now you'll see this warning message: lpadmin: Printer drivers are deprecated and will stop working in a future version of CUPS.

Not sure what this will mean for the future with this driver.

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reztho commented on 2012-11-13 18:16 (UTC)

Thx, wollew.

wollew commented on 2012-11-13 16:20 (UTC)

Works for my CANON LBP5050n network printer. For those using a network printer line 3) in the the packages .INSTALL file has to be changed to /usr/sbin/ccpdadmin -p <Printer name> -o net:<IP address> eg. /usr/sbin/ccpdadmin -p LBP5050 -o net:192.168.178.24 Maybe you can add this.

reztho commented on 2012-11-13 15:50 (UTC)

Fixed, demyze.

demize commented on 2012-11-13 15:25 (UTC)

Hmmr getting "install: cannot change owner and permissions of ‘/var/captmon/’: No such file or directory" on 2.50-1

reztho commented on 2012-11-10 11:53 (UTC)

My printer isn't working even with this new version so... let me know if you manage to do it.

<deleted-account> commented on 2012-11-06 18:25 (UTC)

Go Go Update version 2.50 http://support-asia.canon-asia.com/contents/ASIA/EN/0100459601.html Again, I want to remind you. Do not use the FIFO. Use cups backend ccp. Enter the following command: # /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p [printer name] -m [PPD file name] -v ccp://localhost:59687 -E # /usr/sbin/ccpdadmin -p [Printer Name] -o [Printer Device Path] Example: To register the LBP5000 in the print spooler as "LBP5000": /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p LBP5000 -m CNCUPSLBP5000CAPTK.ppd -v ccp://localhost:59687 -E /usr/sbin/ccpdadmin -p LBP5000 -o /dev/usb/lp0

Pipe commented on 2012-09-26 05:13 (UTC)

I'd like to try 32bit PKGBUILD as well. I tried contacting Lone_Wolf, but to no avail. I used driver from capt-src AUR package before, but it stopped working. Is this driver any better? Does it make any sense to make a switch to 64bit arch to get this one?

<deleted-account> commented on 2012-08-04 12:35 (UTC)

Well I mailed you a while ago.

<deleted-account> commented on 2012-07-30 20:13 (UTC)

yeah, but unfortunately the Canon CAPT driver for Linux are not officially supported. according the driver documentation, the driver was "evaluated" with Fedora 15 (32/64bit) and Ubuntu 11.04 (32bit). I used Fedora 17.

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