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How do I add a printer to my computer

mitch721
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I'm trying to add a Canon Pixma printer to my computer. My operating system is Linux, and Firefox is my browser. It's a Compaq computer with window`Vista

I'm trying to add a Canon Pixma printer to my computer. My operating system is Linux, and Firefox is my browser. It's a Compaq computer with window`Vista

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the-edmeister
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Doesn't that printer have print driver installation instructions packaged with it? If not, have you looked at the Canon website for those instructions?

Basically, the correct printer drivers need to be installed first, then when you go to print something from within Firefox the first time you need to select the new printer from within the "native print dialog box"; what you see when you do {Ctrl + P} in Firefox.