Support #470
Updated by Daniel Curtis over 8 years ago
This guide will help setup print support for Brother 7820N multi-function printer support on Arch Linux. This guide assumes yaourt cower or a similar AUR package handler is installed. * Install CUPS: Download the necessary files and dependencies from the AUR: <pre> sudo pacman -S cups a2ps mkdir ~/src && cd ~/src cower -dd brother-cups-wrapper-laser </pre> * Install Compile and install the brother-cups-wrapper-laser package from required dependencies, then finally the AUR: driver itself: <pre> yaourt brother-cups-wrapper-laser 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> * Start and enable Enable the cups service at boot: service: <pre> systemctl enable cups.service systemctl start cups.service systemctl enable org.cups.cupsd.service systemctl start org.cups.cupsd.service </pre> #* (Optional) Start the printer discovery service: <pre> systemctl start cups-browsed.service </pre> * Next open a web browser and go to http://localhost:631 and add the printer from the Administration section. *NOTE*: By default, only root will be allowed to add new printers. *NOTE*: For remote CUPS print servers, administering over an SSH tunnel is helpful: <pre> ssh -L 6310:localhost:631 cups.example.com </pre> h2. GUI Method * Install the system-config-printer package: 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. h2. Resources * https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CUPS