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Updated by Daniel Curtis over 9 years ago

This guide will help setup print support for Brother 7820N multi-function printer support on Arch Linux. This guide assumes cower or a similar AUR package handler is installed. 

 * Download the necessary files and dependencies from the AUR: 
 <pre> 
 mkdir ~/src && cd ~/src 
 cower -dd brother-cups-wrapper-laser 
 </pre> 

 * Compile and install the required dependencies, then finally the driver itself: 
 <pre> 
 cd brother-lpr-drivers-common/ 
 makepkg -csi 
 cd ../brother-cups-wrapper-common/ 
 makepkg -csi 
 cd ../brother-lpr-drivers-laser/ 
 makepkg -csi 
 cd ../brother-cups-wrapper-laser/ 
 makepkg -csi 
 </pre> 

 * Now configure a printer: 
 <pre> 
 system-config-printer 
 </pre> 

 * Enable the cups service: 
 <pre> 
 systemctl enable cups.service 
 systemctl start cups.service 
 systemctl enable org.cups.cupsd.service 
 systemctl start org.cups.cupsd.service 
 systemctl start cups-browsed.service 
 </pre> 

 h2. GUI Method 

 * Install CUPS: 
 <pre> 
 sudo pacman -S cups a2ps system-config-printer 
 </pre> 

 * Start the cups daemon: 
 <pre> 
 sudo systemctl start org.cups.cupsd.service 
 </pre> 

 * Launch the Gnome Printer Settings application: 
 <pre> 
 sudo system-config-printer 
 </pre> 

 * Add a new network printer with the URL +ipp://192.168.1.9/BRN_7820N+ and search for the +Brother 7820n+ drivers using the built-in tool.

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