How To Install cups-bjnp on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-bjnp on CentOS 7. cups-bjnp is CUPS backend for the Canon BJNP network printers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-bjnp on CentOS 7.

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 CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cups-bjnp.

Install cups-bjnp on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install cups-bjnp

Install cups-bjnp on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install cups-bjnp

How To Uninstall cups-bjnp on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove cups-bjnp

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-bjnp on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.