Hello, I'm new to this operating system but I have used many linux distro. This time I have problem in printing. My laptop can't detect any printer that I plugged in.
Please help me to have driverless printing (offline).
Thanks
What the hell is "driverless printing", you need drivers yes or yes, there's not a "driverless" way if that's what you're referring to.
Also, do a quick search in Google about how to install the drivers for your printer model on Linux, that's not hard.
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In Garuda Assistant's System Components tab there is a Printing and Scanning section and it contains a good amount of what you would typically need for printing support.
Drivers depend on the model though as previously stated; as some only work with (or work better with) specific driver versions/types.
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Next time please post your garuda-inxi as requested by the issue template, so at the very least we know what desktop environment is in use. Also, what kind of printer is it?
If you have a driverless printer, installing the printer-support meta package will be all that is needed. You can install it from the Setup Assistant like Kayo mentioned, or install with Pacman:
sudo pacman -S printer-support
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It is actually a thing...
https://man.archlinux.org/man/extra/cups-filters/driverless.1.en
Now, I don't understand all the details, but they do call it driverless. It creates this supposedly by querying the printer directly, and creating the PPD. I created one of these 1.5-2 yrs ago, and is how I install my home HP network printer on any build physical or VM now. If I recall correctly it required MDNS and IPP the first time, but now I just use the PPD created and print.
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Try giving a look at this:
CUPS - ArchWiki*
and this:
CUPS/Printer-specific problems - ArchWiki
Mybe you'll find, if not the solution, some additional hints.
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