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Appendix 15
15.4 PPD driver (for Linux and applications)
15.4.1 PPD driver types
The PPD driver contains the PPD information for Mac OS 9, Linux, and applications.
Driver for Linux: Install for use with Linux
(Contains PPD for Linux and PPD for OpenOffice)
Driver for applications: Install the driver when using applications such as Adobe PageMaker that require the
PPD driver.
15.4.2 About the PPD driver for Linux
To register the PPD driver for Linux
1
Copy the PPD file to the CUPS model directory. (/usr/share/cups/model when mainly Linux)
2
In CUPS Printing System, click the [Add Printer] button, and then specify PPD to add this machine.
2
Note
For details on CUPS, click the [Help] button in the CUPS Web management page.
To set up the PPD driver for Linux
% Specify the functions by clicking the [Configure Printer] button in CUPS Printing System.
To register the PPD driver for OpenOffice
1
In CUPS Printing System, click the [Add Printer] button, and then specify PPD to add this machine.
2
Open the OpenOffice Printer Administrator tool.
3
Click the [New Printer] button.
4
In the Choose a device type dialog box, select "Add a printer", and then click the [Next] button.
5
In the Choose a driver dialog box, click the [Import] button.
6
Select "GENERIC 35C-4 OpenOffice PPD", and then click the[OK] button.
7
From the "Please Select a Suitable driver." list, select "GENERIC 35C-4 OpenOffice PPD", and then
click the [Next] button.
8
In the Choose a command line dialog box, select the printer that was added to CUPS, and then click
the [Next] button.
9
Click the [Finish] button.
Operating environment
Supported operating systems Red Hat Linux 9/SuSE Linux 8.2
Supported PostScript level: 3.0
CUPS 1.1.17