Install CANON PIXMA MP237 (MP230 series) UBUNTU 20.04

Prepare the multiarch-support

1. download the package 

   wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/glibc/multiarch-support_2.27-3ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb

    

2. install the package 

   sudo dpkg -i multiarch-support_2.27-3ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb

Prepare the libtiff4 (note: please be aware, you have to install libtiff4 not libtiff4-dev)

1. download appropriate libtiff4 from 

http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/t/tiff3/ (mine is: http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/t/tiff3/libtiff4_3.9.7-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb)

2. install the package 

sudo dpkg -i libtiff4_3.9.7-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb (replace with yours)

Prepare the libpng

1. add the repository: 

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/libpng12

2. update:

sudo apt-get update

3. install the libpng12-0

sudo apt-get install libpng12-0

Install the MP237 driver

1. download driver from https://id.canon/en/support/0100469302/1?model=6220B, the file should be a tar.gz format

2. unpack the driver (replace the cnijfilter-mp230series-3.80-1-deb.tar.gz with your downloaded file)

tar -zxvf cnijfilter-mp230series-3.80-1-deb.tar.gz

3. go to the directory

cd cnijfilter-mp230series-3.80-1-deb.tar.gz

4. run the install file

sudo ./install

congratulation, your MP237 series is installing

Install eclipse SDK 3.7.1 on Ubuntu

arranged by Oman (from http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/linux-install-eclipse-on-fedora-centos-red-hat-rhel/)

adopted for Ubuntu

- download eclipse-SDK-3.7.1-linux-gtk.tar.gz

terminal:
>> root mode
sudo -i
>> locate eclipse-SDK-3.7.1-linux-gtk.tar.gz
>> untar SDK on /opt
tar -xvzf eclipse-SDK-3.7.1-linux-gtk.tar.gz -C /opt
>> add permission for /opt/eclipse
chmod -R +r /opt/eclipse
>> create executable file
touch /usr/bin/eclipse
chmod 755 /usr/bin/eclipse
nano -w /usr/bin/eclipse
>> add following to file
#!/bin/sh
export ECLIPSE_HOME="/opt/eclipse"
$ECLIPSE_HOME/eclipse $*
>> create shortcut
>> open shortcut
gedit /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop
>> add/replace the existing with following
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Eclipse
Comment=Eclipse SDK 3.7.1
Exec=eclipse
Icon=/opt/eclipse/icon.xpm
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=GNOME;Application;Development;
StartupNotify=true

>> call from commandline: eclipse
>> or from desktop shortcut