I'm trying to install either a .deb or .rpm driver for a Canon MF212w printer. Unfortunately since CachyOS is an Arch-based OS it lacks a straightforward way to go with the installation. I checked out a few different tutorials on Youtube but they all basically say to not do it their way since it could work but at the cost of messing up some dependencies. Is there a safe way to install either version of this program without damaging any other files or directories?
~/Downloads/linux-UFRII-drv-v620-us/x64/RPM
❯ ls -l
.rw-r--r-- 7.5M admin 4 Jun 22:56 cnrdrvcups-ufr2-us-6.20-1.01.x86_64.rpm
~/Downloads/linux-UFRII-drv-v620-us/x64/Debian
❯ ls -l
.rw-r--r-- 7.6M admin 4 Jun 22:56 cnrdrvcups-ufr2-us_6.20-1.01_amd64.deb
After a short search I found a couple of red flags: The manufacturer massively spammed search engines (maybe to hide independent reviews?), despite not providing any support for that specific model at all, just a single page stating it was discontinued and not supported any longer (Lenin-mausoleum class red flag). It turned out to be a "multifunctional device" - so not worth the hassle, anyway. This is probably not going to be too helpful for you as you seem to have decided to waste time (and money) to keep that pile of jumk running, but it might serve as a warning for future readers.
Your mileage might vary but that MFD I got as a "present" once went straight to the duster after a two hours testing period.