CUPS

 

These drivers enable you to print documents from applications running in Windows to any printer that includes Adobe PostScript Level 2 or Adobe PostScript 3.


Licence: Freeware
Online:
http://www.adobe.com/
Operating system: Windows
Requires: Microsoft Windows 9x/Me, Windows NT4 with SP6/2000, Windows XP

Install instructions: N/A

 

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The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) is a cross-platform printing solution for all UNIX environments. It is based on the "Internet Printing Protocol" and provides complete printing services to most PostScript and raster printers.


Licence: GPL
Online:
http://www.cups.org/
Operating system: Linux
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: Untar, configure, make and make install as root.

 

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Linux

 



 

 

You may install these 2 packages instead if you are using a RPM-based Linux distribution.


Licence: GPL
Online:
http://www.cups.org/ghostscript.php
Operating system: Linux
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: # rpm -Uvh ghostscript-7.07.1-0.i386.rpm ghostscript-cups-7.07.1-0.i386.rpm

 

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(ghostscript-7.07.1-0.i386)
 

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(ghostscript-cups-7.07.1-0.i386)



 

 

This is the Easy Software Products fork of the GNU Ghostscript PostScript interpreter with updated drivers and patches, intended mostly for use with the CUPS.


Licence: GPL
Online:
http://www.cups.org/ghostscript.php
Operating system: Linux
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: Untar, configure, make and make install as root.

 

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Linux

 



 

 

The collected knowledge about printers, drivers, and driver options in XML files, used by foomatic-db-engine to generate PPD files.


Licence: GPL
Online:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/
Operating system: Linux
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: Untar, configure, make and make install as root.

 

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Foomatic's database engine generates PPD files from the data in Foomatic's XML database. It also contains scripts to directly configure print queues and handle jobs.


Licence: GPL
Online:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/
Operating system: Linux
Requires: foomatic-db, foomatic-filters

Install instructions: Untar, configure, make and make install as root.

 

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Linux

 



 

 

Foomatic XML data generators for HP's HPIJS driver.


Licence: GPL
Online:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/
Operating system: Linux
Requires: foomatic-db

Install instructions: Untar, configure, make and make install as root.

 

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The universal print filter "foomatic-rip", used by spoolers to convert PostScript job data into the printer's native format as described by a printer/driver-specific PPD file.


Licence: GPL
Online:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/
Operating system: Linux
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: Untar, configure, make and make install as root.

 

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Linux

 



 

 

Gimp-Print is a package of high quality printer drivers for Canon, Epson, Lexmark, Sony, Olympus, and PCL printers under Linux. It provides extensive control over screening algorithms, colour generation, and high-end printer features.


Licence: GPL
Online:
http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/
Operating system: Linux
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: Untar, configure, make and make install as root.

 

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Linux

 



 

 

The HP Linux Inkjet Driver Project is a add-on to the GNU Ghostscript application that provides printing support for printer models including DeskJet, OfficeJet, Photosmart, Business Inkjet and some LaserJet.


Licence: BSD
Online:
http://hpinkjet.sourceforge.net/
Operating system: Linux
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: Untar, configure, make and make install as root.

 

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Linux

 



 

 

This Ghostscript IJS plugin supports most Hewlett-Packard OfficeJet, PSC, LaserJet, and PhotoSmart printer multi-function peripherals (MFPs), which (depending on the model) can print, scan, copy, fax, and/or access digital camera memory cards.


Licence: GPL
Online:
http://hpoj.sourceforge.net/
Operating system: Linux
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: Untar, configure, make and make install as root.

 

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Samba is a file and print server for SMB/CIFS-enabled clients (including Windows) using TCP/IP as the underlying transport protocol.


Licence: GPL
Online:
http://www.samba.org/
Operating system: Linux
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: Untar, configure, make and make install as root.

 

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Linux

 



 

 

XPP is a tool for easily choosing the desired printer out of a list of all available printers, and for setting printer options by an easy-to-use graphical user interface.


Licence: GPL
Online:
http://cups.sourceforge.net/xpp/
Operating system: Linux
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: Untar, configure, make and make install as root.

 

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