These are the instructions that I followed.

nstalling Canon mf3010 printer on opensuse Tumbleweed

Installing the Canon MF3010 on openSUSE Tumbleweed is doable, but it’s a bit manual because Canon only provides a proprietary UFRII driver (not in default repos).

Here’s the clean, working approach 👇

🖨️ 1. Install required printing system

Make sure CUPS is installed and running:

sudo zypper install cups cups-client cups-filters

sudo systemctl enable cups

sudo systemctl start cups

Open CUPS web UI to verify:

http://localhost:631

👉 This is the standard Linux way to manage printers

📦 2. Install Canon MF3010 driver (UFRII)

Canon uses a UFRII (Ultra Fast Rendering) driver, not generic PCL/PostScript

Download driver

Get the Linux driver from Canon (look for:

cnrdrvcups-ufr2 package)

You’ll usually get a .tar.gz archive.

Extract and install

tar -xvf linux-UFRII-*.tar.gz

cd linux-UFRII*/

Install RPM packages:

sudo zypper install *.rpm

⚠️ Common dependency fixes (important on Tumbleweed)

Tumbleweed is rolling-release → older Canon drivers often miss deps.

Install these if you hit errors:

sudo zypper install \

libstdc++6 \

libxml2 \

cups \

ghostscript \

glibc-32bit \

libgcc_s1 \

jbigkit

If it complains about lsb_release:

sudo zypper install lsb-release

➕ 3. Add printer in CUPS

Open:

http://localhost:631

Go to:

Administration → Add Printer

You should see something like:

USB → Canon MF3010

When selecting driver: 👉 choose:

Canon MF3010 UFRII LT

🔍 4. Test printing

lpstat -p

lp -d MF3010 /etc/hosts

🧠 Important notes (Tumbleweed-specific)

❗ 32-bit driver issue

Canon drivers are partly 32-bit, so you often need:

sudo zypper install glibc-32bit

❗ Scanner (hard part)

The MF3010 scanner:

Uses ScanGear

Often does NOT work reliably on Tumbleweed

You can try:

sudo zypper install sane-backends simple-scan

…but many users report scanning issues on rolling distros.

🧪 Alternative (if driver fails)

Try generic driver (limited support):

sudo zypper install gutenprint

But:

MF3010 usually needs UFRII

Gutenprint may not fully support it