I'm unable to open downloaded programs

[carlosqueso]

Thanks Carlos. That helps a lot. I can't figure out why I'm having so much trouble installing my printer. I've been using linux since 2008 and have never had this problem before. All I want to do is hook up to my printer.

Do you have CUPS installed?  Unlike pretty much every linux distro I've used, the default Manjaro doesn't have it.  So:

Code:

pamac install cups

Then you've got to start it up:

Code:

sudo systemctl enable --now cups.service
sudo systemctl enable --now cups.socket
sudo systemctl enable --now cups.path

Point a web browser to localhost:631 and you'll get a clunky but serviceable web-based printer management interface.

Is your printer directly connected or network?  Setting up a generic printer (just choose Generic for the type) seemed to work pretty well for me.