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NixOS Brother Printer PPD File

Steps I used to print with a Brother HL-2240 printer on NixOS 23.11.

  1. Install virt-manager
  2. Install PopOS in a virtual machine
  3. Plug in Brother Printer USB
  4. Add USB device to Virtual Machine
  5. Setup printer in PopOS
  6. Print
  7. In a terminal on PopOS sudo find / | grep -i hl |grep -i 2240 |grep -i "ppd$"
  8. Copy the ppd file to NixOS scp /etc/hl2440.ppd nixos@nixos:~/
  9. In Desktop Environment Printer Settings, Add Printer
  10. Right click ... and select Printer Details for HL-2240
  11. Use the ppd file in our home directory.