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Re: Adding a Printer.

Reply #15 –
Quote from: fixrman – on
Per the wiki, I think I need to be in the Wheel group. Since I am really the only user of the system (other than for someone using a browser to look something up, or to print - which currently they don't have the ability to do) I could really have full Administrator or Root privileges throughout.
This is a bad idea on a Unix-like system, regardless of if anyone else is going to use your system or only you. Not all programs are well-written and using the system as root is just inviting trouble. Some programs outright refuse to run as root, and rightly so.

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No one is going to use the Terminal;
This is simply not true on a GNU/Linux system, regardless of whether you prefer GUI or not. Many system configuration and administration tasks can only be done from a text console or a terminal emulator.

Re: Adding a Printer.

Reply #16 –
I have to do more reading on this. You guys are way above my pay grade. tintin, I ran the nano command and was looking at a screen that made no sense to me, so I got out of it before I wrecked something.  :o

>>This is simply not true on a GNU/Linux system,<<

I know what you mean  - that would be true in most environments, but nobody in my house is going to use Terminal but me. hey don't know what it is, and wouldn't find it anyway. They'd have to know that it was Konsole, and they don't.

Re: Adding a Printer.

Reply #17 –
Quote from: fixrman – on
tintin, I ran the nano command and was looking at a screen that made no sense to me, so I got out of it before I wrecked something.  :o

First :
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sudo pacman -Sy artix-archlinux-support

And then:
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sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf

Nano is a console mode text editor.
Once you've edited the text, you type Ctrll + X and confirm the changes.

You can also use mousepad, but you better get used to using nano:
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sudo mousepad /etc/pacman.conf

Once your file is open in mousepad, you add these lines at the end (you can create a blank line before inserting this text.):

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# ARCHLINUX
 [extra]
 Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist-arch

 [community]
 Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist-arch
Save and exit.

You will see your two new repositories appear when you synchronize:
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sudo pacman -Syy

Re: Adding a Printer.

Reply #19 –
I'm not sure what is going on, but I am sure I am not understanding the install syntax properly. I have been pretty busy, so I have not had time to work on this until today.

When I check in Add a New Printer, I get the following message:  'The name org.fedoraproject.Config.Printing was not provided by any .service files'

I searched that, and found a solution from 2019, but the link to the solution was a 404 error.

I think, rather than asking endless questions here, I really need to get more in depth understanding of the nuts and bolts of Linux. I chose a distro that is really above my level of competency, so if I am to continue with it, I should try to learn more about being a system admin. Mint was only easier because it was so much more like Windows, which I detest.

The Wiki as also mostly above my level, because other than updating the system, I am just not familiar with basic Linux functions as experienced users are.

Re: Adding a Printer.

Reply #20 –
Quote from: fixrman – on
I searched that, and found a solution from 2019, but the link to the solution was a 404 error.
Did you launch the three commands that I indicated to you?

Check if the user is part of the wheel or sys group:
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groups user

To add a user to sys or wheel:
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sudo usermod -a -G wheel user
sudo usermod -a -G sys user

Then if you have openrc:
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sudo pacman -Sy cups-openrc
sudo rc-update add cupsd
sudo rc-service cupsd start
Restart the system for the user's new wheel privilege to take effect.

There is a xerox-workcentre-6515-6510 package in the AUR repositories.
You must first install trizen or temporarily activate the AUR repositories in pamac if you are using it.

To install both applications:
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sudo pacman -Sy pamac trizen

To see what trizen has to offer about xerox:
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trizen xerox

There is here (n ° 24) a package that will interest you:

24 aur/xerox-workcentre-6515-6510 5.662.0.0-2 [0+] [0.00%] [26 Jul 2021]
     Xerox WorkCentre 6515 / Phaser 6510 printer driver for CUPS

But for you, it would be easier to use pamac (a graphical utility to manage packages) and activate the AUR repositories just for this occasion. You have to go to pamac preferences.


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I think, rather than asking endless questions here, I really need to get more in depth understanding of the nuts and bolts of Linux. I chose a distro that is really above my level of competency, so if I am to continue with it, I should try to learn more about being a system admin. Mint was only easier because it was so much more like Windows, which I detest.

The Wiki as also mostly above my level, because other than updating the system, I am just not familiar with basic Linux functions as experienced users are.
Indeed, Manjaro would be easier for you, but configuring an exotic printer can be complicated on "user friendly" distributions.
If you follow the wiki instructions and those given here, you will also be able to administer your Artix Linux system.

I am neither a maths nor a computer expert and when I came to the linux forums a few years ago, I was sick of ms windows.
I had said that it would be pointless to learn tons of magic formulas which would not be valid any more in some time.
Well, I wrote down and learned a few commands that are still valid and needed today. 8-)

Re: Adding a Printer.

Reply #21 –
Quote from: fixrman – on
I am just not familiar with basic Linux functions as experienced users are.
It is entirely a manageable thing to do and not rocket science. However, it requires patience and perseverance to read the documentation and sources of information, and to try.

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But for you, it would be easier to use pamac (a graphical utility to manage packages) and activate the AUR repositories just for this occasion. You have to go to pamac preferences.
pamac isn't well updated, and lately there has been a number of issues with it. Alternatives are highly preferable.

pacman isn't that hard to learn. Its wiki page lists forms of calling it in most common use cases. For AUR, there's a wiki page as well.
 

Re: Adding a Printer.

Reply #22 –
Quote from: fixrman – on
I am just not familiar with basic Linux functions as experienced users are.

Many users started at this level. It´s a thing of volition and like @strajder wrote patience and perseverance. If you go back to an "easier" distribution like Mint, Manjaro you get a similar effect as with Windows. You will not know what a configuration tool does in the background and so you will never understand and learn what to do trying it without a tool.
Yes, the learning curve is steep when starting from the ground but the result will worth it.