Brother DCP-T310 Driver Installation on Manjaro

[teamtech]

Hello everyone
I want to set up a Brother DCP-T310 printer with Manjaro Linux.
For troubleshooting, I got the drivers from both official Brother support page and another download source:
https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=in&lang=en&prod=dcpt310_all
https://printerdrivers.com/brother-dcp-t310-driver/

As far as I can tell both sources offer the same Brother Linux driver packages but I am still not clear on the best way to install them on Manjaro.
Brother supplies the driver packages for Linux as well as installation tools for the DCP-T310. These come in both DEB and RPM package formats.
Here are my questions:
Has anybody here installed a Brother DCP-T310 on a very recent Manjaro release?
Would it be preferable to use the Brother installer script or to build/install an Arch package?
Could you please tell me if there are any dependencies related to printing and scanning that I should install?
Is it possible to print with the generic CUPS driver or is the Brother-specific driver a must-have?

I also came across some older threads indicating that Brother printers usually are compatible with Manjaro and other Arch-based distributions even though extra driver installation might be needed.
Any pointers or step-by-step guide to the installation will be highly valued.
Thanks in advance!

[soundofthunder]

@teamtech

Brother supplies the driver packages for Linux as well as installation tools for the DCP-T310. These come in both DEB and RPM package formats.

Brother does not provide packages specifically for Arch or Arch based distributions. However, the Community sometimes make available suitable repackaged versions, usually via the AUR.

As it happens, you’re in luck:

AUR (en) - brother-dcpt310

There is no need to download it; instead build it directly:

pamac build brother-dcpt310

@teamtech

Would it be preferable to use the Brother installer script or to build/install an Arch package?

Again, use the AUR.

Manjaro packages (mostly) originate from Arch in any case, though they are made available from Manjaro repositories.

@teamtech

Could you please tell me if there are any dependencies related to printing and scanning that I should install?

Generally, software installed via the AUR will include necessary dependencies.

@teamtech

Is it possible to print with the generic CUPS driver or is the Brother-specific driver a must-have?

brother-dcpt310 from the AUR will likely include the files necessary for use with cups.

@teamtech

Any pointers or step-by-step guide to the installation will be highly valued.

That’s what the Manjaro Wiki is for.

Printing

Regards.