How to install CUPS on Void Linux

CUPS is a printing system used on many UNIX-like operating systems, including Void Linux. In this tutorial, we will be going through the steps required to install CUPS on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure that you have the following packages installed:

• sudo
• git
• gcc
• make

You can install these packages using the following command:

sudo xbps-install -S sudo git gcc make

Installing CUPS

To install CUPS, we need to clone the CUPS GitHub repository and build it from source. Here are the steps to do that:

1. Open a terminal and clone the CUPS repository:

   git clone https://github.com/apple/cups.git
   

2. Navigate to the cups directory:

   cd cups
   

3. Run the configure script:

   ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var
   

   This will configure the build process according to your system environment.

4. Build and install CUPS:

   make
   sudo make install
   

   This will build and install CUPS on your system.

5. Enable and start the CUPS service:

   sudo ln -s /etc/sv/cupsd /var/service/
   

   This will make CUPS automatically start at boot time.

Configuring CUPS

Now that CUPS is installed, we can configure it to work with printers. The CUPS web interface can be accessed by opening a web browser and navigating to:

http://localhost:631/

From here, we can add printers, manage jobs, and configure printing options.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have covered the steps required to install CUPS on Void Linux. With these steps, you should now have a fully functional printing system that can be managed via the CUPS web interface.

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