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* <tt>pkgs.brgenml1lpr</tt> and <tt>pkgs.brgenml1cupswrapper</tt> &mdash; Generic drivers for more Brother printers [https://support.brother.com/g/s/id/linux/en/instruction_prn1a.html]
* <tt>pkgs.brgenml1lpr</tt> and <tt>pkgs.brgenml1cupswrapper</tt> &mdash; Generic drivers for more Brother printers [https://support.brother.com/g/s/id/linux/en/instruction_prn1a.html]
* <tt>pkgs.cnijfilter2</tt> &mdash; Drivers for some Canon Pixma devices (Proprietary driver)
* <tt>pkgs.cnijfilter2</tt> &mdash; Drivers for some Canon Pixma devices (Proprietary driver)
* Some printers might be supported by built-in CUPS drivers.
* Search for other printer drivers in the NixOS package directory: the official list of packages is [https://search.nixos.org/packages here] but does not list unfree packages (which is the case of many printer drivers). To list unfree packages, see [[FAQ#How_can_I_install_a_proprietary_or_unfree_package.3F|The appropriate FAQ entry for installing unfree packages.]]


Add the driver to {{nixos:option|services.printing.drivers}}, '''not''' {{nixos:option|environment.systemPackages}}.
Search for other printer drivers in the NixOS package directory: the official list of packages is [https://search.nixos.org/packages here]. Add the driver to {{nixos:option|services.printing.drivers}}, '''not''' {{nixos:option|environment.systemPackages}}.


=== Enable autodiscovery of network printers ===
=== Enable autodiscovery of network printers ===