Printer Canon CQue Driver Installation in Arch Linux

Adding Printer

4. 4. Installing CUPS

   And to Install CUPS in Arch Linux
   Simply run:

   sudo pacman -S cups

5. 5. Running CUPS

   Then to Start CUPS Service
   Execute:

   sudo service cups start

   And to Enable it at Boot:

   sudo systemctl enable cups

6. 6. Installing Printers Manager

   Now to Install Printer Config GUI
   Execute:

   sudo pacman -Sy system-config-printer

7. 7. Accessing Printers Manager

   Then Launch Printers Manager Applet
   Just searching for “printers”, here on Xfce:

   

8. 8. Adding Printer

   Finally, to Add Printer
   First, choose Add Printer:

   

   And then your USB connected and turned on Device should be automatically Discovered:

   

   Otherwise you need to specify Network location.
   Then Browse to “Install PPD File” Driver.
   How to Find Printer PPD File Location on Arch Linux

   GNU/Linux Arch PPD File Location

   How to Find PPD File Location on Arch GNU/Linux.
   

   Or else try to Search it in the “Printers Database”.
   Follow the Wizard and the Printer should be successfully Founded and Installed…