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 = 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]]''' 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:
-:<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>
+Once the necessary printing software has been downloaded and the capacity to actually print has been enabled, the final step to start printing will of course be to actually add a printer in order to do so.
-= 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
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 Don't worry - there's no need to use the terminal here! In fact, assuming CUPS has been enabled (and started), upon connecting a printer, it should be automatically detected and configured for you to use. The process itself should take only about a minute. However, if the automatic detection and configuration doesn't seem to work, then your printer can be manually set up with relative ease. There are two methods to do so:
 * '''Webpage Interface''': CUPS provides an webpage interface that will open in your default web browser to configure your printer. This interface also provides access to further information about CUPS, as well as on-line help.