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 or a similar AUR package handler is installed. * Install CUPS: <pre> sudo pacman -S cups a2ps </pre> * Install the brother-cups-wrapper-laser package from the AUR: <pre> yaourt brother-cups-wrapper-laser </pre> * Now configure a printer: <pre> system-config-printer </pre> * Start and enable the cups service at boot: <pre> sudo systemctl enable org.cups.cupsd.service sudo systemctl start org.cups.cupsd.service </pre> #* (Optional) Start the printer discovery service: <pre> sudo 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: <pre> sudo pacman -S system-config-printer </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