How to install Fujixerox printer in ubuntu 16.04

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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 the latest ubuntu.

Step

  1. Download “fxlinuxprint_1.1.0+ds.orig.tar.xz” from Launchpad
  2. Extract the tar.xz file.
    tar Jxfv fxlinuxprint_1.1.0+ds.orig.tar.xz
    
  3. Search and run “Printer” from “Dash” that is the top icon in launcher
  4. Add
  5. Select “Network Printer” and Fuji Xerox Docuprint C5000d
  6. Select AppSocket/HP JetDirect and go forward
  7. Provide PPD file by specifying fxlinuxprint.ppd extracted from fxlinuxprint_1.1.0+ds.orig.tar.xz
  8. Done