Printer issues

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I am running Fedora 44 Workstation. Although Fedora recognizes the printer, I cannot get it to function at all. My printer is Canon ImageClass MF 3010. I appreciate any direction and help. Thanks

2

Did you download the printer drivers from Canon’s website and followed the instructions? It looks line this printer does not support driverless printing.

3

I think that model requires proprietary Canon software for use with Linux CUPS (modern printers use AriPrint/Mopria/IPP):

Have you tried installing the Canon Linux package? In the US: https://www.usa.canon.com/support/p/imageclass-mf3010 has an RPM package dated March 2026.

4

Yes, I have downloaded that Canon Linux package. But, it stops there. I have problems extracting. Thanks for you help.

5

If you need help you should provide enough detail to allow others to reproduce the issue:

  1. are you in Canon’s US “region” that used as an example?
  2. what file did you download? It should be a .tar.gz file.
  3. how did try to extract the contents of the package?

Note that it is much easier to provide details and error messages using command-line tools. Canon US documentation says they tested with Fedora 42.

6

Yes, Linux-UFRII-drv-v630-us-00.tar.gz

7

When you unpack that file using tar xf Linux-UFRII-drv-v630-us-00.tar.gz you will find a some .rpm files among the extracted files that you can install using the dnf command.

It is more than 10 years ago I used that driver.

8

I guess my problem is that I do not know much about unpacking and unziping downloaded files. Where can I get some help and direction? Thanks

9

There are GUI tools, but using the command line makes it easier to error messages. Linux has “man” pages that provide details of program usage, but if you are not familiar with using the Linux shell I suggest looking at https://linuxcommand.org/, where you can get a PDF book written before AI by an actual expert human to get started. Many users do a few simple exercises from the book to become familiar with it, then refer back when they need further information.

You will need to use the tar command with an option to decompress the file to extract the contents of the archive, navigate to the x86 RPM directory, then see if the .rpm file can be installed using dnf5. Both programs have many options, so it can be difficult to determine which are needed. You can find examples online, but should make it a habit to verify online examples by referring to relevant man pages.