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How to install Fujixerox printer in ubuntu 16.04

What

This is how to install Fujixerox C5000-d printer in ubuntu 16.04. Unfotunately, the official printer driver is too old to be compatibe with latest ubuntu.

Step

  1. Download "fxlinuxprint_1.1.0+ds.orig.tar.xz" in Launchpad[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fxlinuxprint/1.1.0+ds-2]
  2. Extract the tar.xz file.
tar Jxfv fxlinuxprint_1.1.0+ds.orig.tar.xz
  1. Search and run "Printer" from "Dash" that is the top icon in launcher
  2. Add
  3. Select "Network Printer" and Fuji Xerox Docuprint C5000d
  4. Select AppSocket/HP JetDirect and go forward
  5. Provide PPD file by specifying fxlinuxprint.ppd extracted from fxlinuxprint_1.1.0+ds.orig.tar.xz
  6. Done
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