Install Canon MP280 Driver on Ubuntu 18.04
You need libtiff4 which cannot be installed via apt from here (direct link: http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/t/tiff3/libtiff4_3.9.7-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb)
Install the libtiff4 package:
dpkg -i libtiff4_3.9.7-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
You also need libpng12–0 which will not be found in the apt-get from here(direct link: http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/libp/libpng/libpng12-0_1.2.54-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb)
Install the libpng12–0 package:
dpkg -i libpng12-0_1.2.54-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Now, install the dependencies of the driver:
apt install libatk1.0-0 libgtk2.0-0 libpango1.0-0
You can download the driver from http://support-in.canon-asia.com/contents/IN/EN/0100301402.html.
After extracting the archive, you will see:
packages
resources
install.sh
Just go to the packages directly, you will see:
cnijfilter-common_3.40-1_amd64.deb
cnijfilter-common_3.40-1_i386.deb
cnijfilter-mp280series_3.40-1_amd64.deb
cnijfilter-mp280series_3.40-1_i386.deb
I will assume that you use amd64 architecture. Go ahead install both of the common and the mp280series packages.
dpkg -i cnijfilter-common_3.40-1_amd64.deb
dpkg -i cnijfilter-mp280series_3.40-1_amd64.deb
That should be all!