Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 11-05-2007, Installation Manual

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YaST prefers a Foomatic PPD file if a Foomatic PPD file with the entry
*NickName:
... Foomatic ... (recommended)
matches the printer model and the
manufacturer-PPDs
package does not contain a more suitable PPD file.
Gimp-Print PPD Files in the
cups-drivers-stp
Package
Instead of
foomatic-rip
, the CUPS filter
rastertoprinter
from Gimp-Print
can be used for many non-PostScript printers. This filter and suitable Gimp-Print PPD
files are available in the
cups-drivers-stp
package. The Gimp-Print PPD files
are located in
/usr/share/cups/model/stp/
and have the entries
*NickName:
... CUPS+Gimp-Print
and
*cupsFilter: ... rastertoprinter
.
PPD Files from Printer Manufacturers in the
manufacturer-PPDs
Package
The
manufacturer-PPDs
package contains PPD files from printer manufacturers
that are released under a sufficiently liberal license. PostScript printers should be con-
figured with the suitable PPD file of the printer manufacturer, because this file enables
the use of all functions of the PostScript printer. YaST prefers a PPD file from the
manufacturer-PPDs
package if the following conditions are met:
• The vendor and model determined during the hardware detection match the vendor
and model in a PPD file from the
manufacturer-PPDs
package.
• The PPD file from the
manufacturer-PPDs
package is the only suitable PPD
file for the printer model or a there is a Foomatic PPD file with a
*NickName:
... Foomatic/Postscript (recommended)
entry that also matches the
printer model.
Accordingly, YaST does not use any PPD file from the
manufacturer-PPDs
package in the following cases:
• The PPD file from the the
manufacturer-PPDs
package does not match the
vendor and model. This may happen if the
manufacturer-PPDs
package con-
tains only one PPD file for similar models, for example, if there is no separate PPD
file for the individual models of a model series, but the model name is specified in
a form like
Funprinter 1000 series
in the PPD file.
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