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= Overview =
= Overview =


{{note| All the necessary printer software will be pre-installed in the full version of Manjaro. However, if installing the NET-Edition, a guide on installing CUPS, printer drivers, and other appropriate software can be found in the '''[[Printing Enablement|Printing Enablement Guide]]'''.}}
{{note| All the necessary printer software will be pre-installed in the full versions of Manjaro 0.8.0 to 0.8.2. However, if installing 0.8.3 and/or the NET-Edition, please review the '''[[Printing Enablement|Printing Enablement Guide]]''' on how to install the necessary software and enable printing capabilities.}}


If you find that you are unable to print, then it may be necessary to enable '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUPS CUPS]''' (previously an acronym for '''C'''ommon '''U'''nix '''P'''rinting '''S'''ystem). This is a popular open source printing system used in most Linux distributions due to its ease of use. As stated by Wikipedia:
If you find that you are unable to print, then it may be necessary to enable '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUPS CUPS]''' (previously an acronym for '''C'''ommon '''U'''nix '''P'''rinting '''S'''ystem). This is a popular open source printing system used in most Linux distributions due to its ease of use. As stated by Wikipedia:


:<blockquote>'' 'CUPS consists of a print spooler and scheduler, a filter system that converts the print data to a format that the printer will understand, and a backend system that sends this data to the print device. CUPS uses the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) as the basis for managing print jobs and queues.'' '</blockquote>
:<blockquote>'' 'CUPS consists of a print spooler and scheduler, a filter system that converts the print data to a format that the printer will understand, and a backend system that sends this data to the print device. CUPS uses the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) as the basis for managing print jobs and queues.'' '</blockquote>
= Enabling CUPS =
All commands listed below require that you first open your terminal.
'''To permanently enable CUPS''', input the command:
sudo systemctl enable cups.service
'''Once enabled, to start using CUPS immediately without rebooting''', input the command:
sudo sudo systemctl start cups.service
'''Otherwise, to temporarily enable CUPS for a single session''', input the command:
sudo cupsd