How To Install cups-bjnp on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-bjnp in Fedora 36. cups-bjnp is CUPS backend for the Canon BJNP network printers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-bjnp on Fedora 36.

What is `cups-bjnp`

This package contains a backend for CUPS for Canon printers using the proprietary BJNP network protocol.

We can use yum or dnf to install cups-bjnp on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cups-bjnp.

Install cups-bjnp on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install cups-bjnp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cups-bjnp

Install cups-bjnp on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install cups-bjnp using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cups-bjnp

How To Uninstall cups-bjnp on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the cups-bjnp package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cups-bjnp

cups-bjnp Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/9d
/usr/lib/.build-id/9d/dc1b02c4a6edfa2194f7de21febd3686ef2007
/usr/lib/cups/backend/bjnp
/usr/share/doc/cups-bjnp
/usr/share/doc/cups-bjnp/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/cups-bjnp/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/cups-bjnp/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/cups-bjnp/README
/usr/share/doc/cups-bjnp/README.levels
/usr/share/doc/cups-bjnp/TODO

References

cups-bjnp website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-bjnp on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).