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 "yaourt":https://project.altservice.com/issues/509
* 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