If you want to uninstall the printer driver in Fedora or openSUSE, log in as root.
In Ubuntu, use the sudo command to uninstall the printer driver.

When asked for a password in Ubuntu, enter the password of the user who is currently logged in.

1. Uninstall the printer driver

Uninstall the printer driver by entering the following command from the command line of a terminal software.

For Fedora 12/openSUSE 11.2

[root@zzz /yyy]# cnijfilter-mx340series-pkgconfig.sh --uninstall

For Ubuntu 9.10

[user@zzz /yyy]$ sudo cnijfilter-mx340series-pkgconfig.sh --uninstall

 

The system displays a message confirming whether all printers registered for this model are to be deleted.

All printer registration for this model will be deleted.
Do you want to continue?
Enter [y] for Yes or [n] for No.[y]

To start the uninstall process, press the Enter key.
To cancel the uninstall process, enter "n" and press the Enter key.

2. Uninstallation complete

When the uninstall is completed, the following message is displayed:

Uninstallation has been completed.

 

If deletion of the registered printers fails, the following message is displayed.
In this case, after the uninstall process ends, use lpadmin to delete the printers.

Failed to delete [MX340USB].
After the uninstall process is finished, delete this printer manually by using the lpadmin command.

 

Deleting printers by using lpadmin (reference information)

Deleting printers by using lpadmin (reference information)

If an error message is displayed while a printer driver is being uninstalled, you must use lpadmin to delete the printer.
Also, if you used lpadmin to register the printer or to change the registration name of a printer after installation, you must use lpadmin to delete that printer.

If you want to delete the printer driver by using lpadmin in Fedora or openSUSE, log in as root.
In Ubuntu, use the sudo command to delete the printer driver.

When asked for a password in Ubuntu, enter the password of the user who is currently logged in.

1. Delete the printer from the spooler

Delete the registered printer from the spooler using lpadmin with the command line of a terminal software.

/usr/sbin/lpadmin -x [printer_name]

If the [printer_name] is "MX340USB":

For Fedora 12/openSUSE 11.2

[root@zzz /yyy]# /usr/sbin/lpadmin -x MX340USB

For Ubuntu 9.10

[user@zzz /yyy]$ sudo /usr/sbin/lpadmin -x MX340USB