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foomatic-db-engine for Debian
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Note that the structure of the LinuxPrinting.org (foomatic) printer
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configuration system in Debian (and upstream) has changed from the 2.0
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series. There are now 3 core packages:
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* foomatic-db: Contains the foomatic printer database.
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* foomatic-db-engine (this package): Contains the foomatic-configure script.
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* foomatic-filters: Contains the filter scripts for various backend
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printing systems.
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In addition, the new foomatic-db-hpijs package includes the database
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entries for printers supported by the HPIJS print filter developed by
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Hewlett-Packard for its consumer inkjet line of printers.
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The foomatic-bin package is provided for upgrade purposes from
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Foomatic 2.0, and can be purged after its dependencies have been
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installed.
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If you want a GUI to configure your printer, you may want to try
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"foomatic-gui," a GNOME-based printer configuration tool that works
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with Foomatic and all of the spoolers it supports.
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** How to configure a queue manually *
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The command "foomatic-configure" handles this. Set up the queue as follows:
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foomatic-configure -n <queue-name> -N <description> -L <location>
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-c <connection> -p <printer> -d <driver> -s <spooler>
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where:
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queue-name: What you want the queue to be called.
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description: A human-readable description of the queue.
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location: The physical location of the printer.
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connection: How the printer is connected. e.g.:
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Parallel port: file:/dev/lp0
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USB port: file:/dev/usb/lp0
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IPP/CUPS: ipp://printserver.example.org/printers/lj4500
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Samba/Windows: smb://WORKGROUP/PC/Canon
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JetDirect: socket://jetdirect.example.org:9100/
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printer: The printer database name. Generally:
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Manufacturer_Model-Name
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driver: The driver backend to use. For most modern printers, one of:
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hpijs (if you have foomatic-db-hpijs installed)
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gimp-print (if you have foomatic-db-gimp-print installed)
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gimp-print-ijs (a hybrid that ijsgimpprint and hpijs to be installed)
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Postscript
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pcl5
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Your best bet on these two items is looking them up in the database at
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LinuxPrinting.org or looking through the XML files in
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/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/
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spooler: one of: cups, lpd, lprng, ppd, direct, ppr, pdq, gnulpr
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(You can omit the -s option and it will try to guess.)
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** Notes for CUPS users **
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IMPORTANT: If your printer filter is not working (dumping raw
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PostScript to the printer) immediately after setting up a queue with
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foomatic-configure, you may need to reload the CUPS daemon. e.g. use:
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# invoke-rc.d cupsys reload
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There used to be a package called "cupsomatic-ppd" that provided PPD
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files for all printers supported by CUPS. A similar package called
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"foomatic-filters-ppds" is now available in Debian.
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This package saves the step of using foomatic-configure to generate
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and install a PPD file for your printer and driver. Perhaps more
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importantly, it provides an easy way to select printers from within
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CUPS's web-based administration tool. However, it is also 15 MB when
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compressed, so is not recommended unless you need to use the CUPS web
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interface to initially set up printers.
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-- Chris Lawrence <lawrencc@debian.org>, Tue Jul 1 19:15:43 2003
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