brother-mfc-j870dw on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 29,2024

1. Install "brother-mfc-j870dw" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install brother-mfc-j870dw on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                brother-mfc-j870dw
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall brother-mfc-j870dw on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                brother-mfc-j870dw
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "brother-mfc-j870dw" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone brother-mfc-j870dw's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/brother-mfc-j870dw.git 
            
                        
                ~/brother-mfc-j870dw
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/brother-mfc-j870dw folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/brother-mfc-j870dw
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the brother-mfc-j870dw package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 566867
Name: brother-mfc-j870dw
PackageBaseID: 81413
PackageBase: brother-mfc-j870dw
Version: 3.0.0_1-1
Description: LPR and CUPS driver for the Brother MFC-J870DW printer
URL: https://support.brother.com/g/s/id/linux/en/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1398851514
LastModified: 1544345662
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/brother-mfc-j870dw.tar.gz