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: 0.130647
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Do not flag this package out of date if there's no new version available.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.

Latest Comments

« First ‹ Previous 1 .. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 .. 27 Next › Last »

reztho commented on 2012-07-30 18:30 (UTC)

If the driver doesn't work in a supported OS, you should talk with Canon support directly.

<deleted-account> commented on 2012-07-30 18:15 (UTC)

There seems to be a lot of problems with cannon's capt driver and I am not the only one with nicely looking log file messages but no actually printing. Anyway, now I tried with Ubuntu 12.04 (32bit) to get my LBP3300 working, same issue as with Arch. Finally I tried with the current Fedora (32bit) and the canon's original compiled driver rpm-package, but with less luck then with Arch and Ubuntu, the log messages get until I [Job ???] Request file type is application/pdf. I [30/Jul/2012:22:01:48 +0200] Saving job.cache... I [30/Jul/2012:22:01:48 +0200] Saving subscriptions.conf... and thats all. Maybe I should give up to get this printer working on Linux.

reztho commented on 2012-07-30 18:11 (UTC)

I'm sorry I can't help you with this one. My Canon printer works fine here, so I cannot deduce what it's happening in your system. If I was you, I'd remove every cups / capt configuration and start over again. EDIT: Engrish

<deleted-account> commented on 2012-07-30 14:11 (UTC)

thanks reztho, now ccpadmin throws no error anymore but unfortunatly there is also no printing. according log file all works fine and the file should be printed, but the printer does not print and no error messages whatsoever http://pastebin.com/5kLdbrZj

reztho commented on 2012-07-27 19:19 (UTC)

I think i fixed it. Enable the multilib repository in your /etc/pacman.conf and recompile this package again, ubuntubang, and tell me if it's ok right now.

<deleted-account> commented on 2012-07-27 16:14 (UTC)

hi, I got this error on a x86_64 machine #/usr/sbin/ccpdadmin -p LBP3300 -o /dev/usb/lp1 /usr/sbin/ccpdadmin: error while loading shared libraries: libcups.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory I searched the internet and found it must have something to do not having "ia32-libs" installed but there is no such package in archs repositories.

Lone_Wolf commented on 2012-07-24 21:06 (UTC)

Jindur, email me (addy is in PKGBUILD) and i'll adapt the pacakge for 32-bit. There seem to be some models for which this driver does work, so maybe you're lucky .

« First ‹ Previous 1 .. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 .. 27 Next › Last »