Canon MG4250 installation on Mint13

The instructions presented here are a more compact version of the ones provided in this blog, and improved for Linux Mint (but should suit well also to Ubuntu). For more detailed infos please refer to the link above.

1. Download the latest printer and scanner drivers (see links)
2. Exctract the two files:  in a Terminal type
   ls *mg4200series*.tar.gz | xargs -i tar xzf {}
3. Open the printer driver folder:  cd cnijfilter-mg4200series-3.80-1-deb/
4. Run the installation:  ./install.sh  and follow the instructions on the terminal.
5. Open the scanner driver folder:  cd ../scangearmp-mg4200series-2.00-1-deb/
6. Run the installation:  ./install.sh
7. Since no launcher is created in the Menu, right click on the menu button and select "Edit menu" got to the category you desire to see the scanner in (e.g. "Graphics") and then click the "New item" button. Put whatever you desire under name and comment, and the following in the "Command" field:  scangearmp
8. If the first time you launch the scanner an error appears, just proceed and click the button saying "Update scanner list"; wait a while, then your scanner should appear.

This should be all. As mentioned above, for more detailed instructions please refer to the guide linked in the first phrase.