Printer Setup for RPi

[sdjf]

To install cups: pacman -Syu cups

Unfortunately, the archlinux wiki page for cups is not detailed enough, and does not include the above command.

When you installed libcups, it was only the library, not the software that utilizes the library. Also, the fact that lpr is a standard command in bash, does not mean that it comes with bash. The other computers you have, already have printing installed, so bash can find the commands. In Arch, users need to add a package with those commands, and cups is that package.

[moonman]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('sdjf', 'T')o install cups: pacman -Syu cups

Unfortunately, the archlinux wiki page for cups is not detailed enough, and does not include the above command.

When you installed libcups, it was only the library, not the software that utilizes the library. Also, the fact that lpr is a standard command in bash, does not mean that it comes with bash. The other computers you have, already have printing installed, so bash can find the commands. In Arch, users need to add a package with those commands, and cups is that package.

[Mikeclark]

This just gets worse. I installed everything in sight - CUPS, HPLIP (it's an Officejet), etc. Then:

lpr <filename> gets
lpr: scheduler not responding (well, at least bash now supports the lpr command!)
So, is this the CUPS Daemon? It now comes with the snappy name org.cups.cupsd.service, so, try to find its satus:

systemctl status org.cups. cupsd.service

Sure enough, systemctl recognises the daemon as being installed, but inactive. Right, so we'll use systemctl start orgzzzzz...
NO, we can't, because the use of the systemctl status command has put the Pi into a loop, which can only be cured by re-booting it.
So, is systemd causing the loop?

[moonman]

Did you add the printer to cups? Interface should be available at http://<ip>:631
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cu ... d_tool-kit but you need to make interface accept connections other than from localhost https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cu ... _interface