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ianhattendorf / arch-brother-dcp-j4120dw-installation.md
Created April 20, 2019 10:14 — forked from sieste/arch-brother-dcp-j4120dw-installation.md
Minimal instructions to install Printer/Scanner combo "Brother DCP-J4120DW" under Arch Linux

General

  • Power up the printer, install cartridges
  • Settings -> Wi-Fi -> Setup-Wizard to connect printer to your network
  • Settings -> Wi-Fi -> TCP/IP, note IP address (mine is 192.168.1.8)
  • check if printer is reachable on the network: ping 192.168.1.8
  • create new user "lp" in group "lp": sudo useradd -s /bin/false -g lp lp

Install printer

  • install driver from AUR: yaourt brother-dcpj4120dw