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# Printing
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This guide explains how to set up printing and scanning on Arch Linux.
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> [!NOTE]
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> This guide is still WIP and isn't very informative, I wrote it just as a quick
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> reference for myself.
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> [!NOTE]
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> This guide focuses on HP brand printers. If you have a printer from another
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> brand, you will not be able to fully follow it.
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## Installing
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First, we'll need to install and enable `cups`, which is the printing daemon for
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Linux.
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```bash
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sudo pacman -S --needed cups
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systemctl enable --now cups
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```
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### HP printers
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You'll want to use `hplip` if you're using an HP brand printer.
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```bash
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sudo pacman -S --needed hplip
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```
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> [!NOTE]
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> You will only want to use the hplip package for terminal based interactions.
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>
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> Hplip should support UI too, however, it uses Qt 4, for which the necessary
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> libraries are no longer shipped by pacman, as it's incredibly outdated. It is
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> technically possible to install these through the AUR, but due to the nature
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> of some of the dependencies for these outdated libraries, it would mean having
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> to install python2 and a bunch of related packages.
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>
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> Additionally, because hplip was written for very early python 3, you are
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> likely to see a lot of warnings when you run most commands. That said, the
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> commands should work, as these are just warnings.
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>
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> Aren't drivers written by big companies that have no clue about Linux just the
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> best?
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To set up your printer, run:
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```bash
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sudo hp-setup -i
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```
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This will register the printer with CUPS and you should now be able to pick it
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in the printing dialog.
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## Scanning
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To get scanning support, you will need to have `sane`:
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```bash
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sudo pacman -S sane
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```
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If you're using `hplip`, you can now trigger a scan with the following command:
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```bash
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hp-scan -o scan.png
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```
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> [!TIP]
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> If the specified filename ends with `.pdf`, hplip will store a PDF document
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> instead of a PNG image.
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