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cups/model/ on the system. For this purpose, the YaST printer configura-
tion generates a database from the vendor and model information extracted
from the PPD files. When you select a printer from the list of vendors and
models, receive the PPD files matching the respective vendor and model.
The configuration using only PPD files and no other information sources
has the advantage that the PPD files in /usr/share/cups/model/ can
be modified freely. The YaST printer configuration recognizes changes
and regenerates the vendor and model database. For example, if you only
have PostScript printers, normally you do not need the Foomatic PPD
files in the cups-drivers package or the GimpPrint PPD files in the
cups-drivers-stp package. Instead, the PPD files for your PostScript
printers can be copied directly to /usr/share/cups/model/ (if they do
not already exist in the manufacturer-PPDs package) to achieve an opti-
mum configuration for your printers.
CUPS PPD Files in the cups Package
The generic PPD files in the cups package have been complemented
with adapted Foomatic PPD files for PostScript level 1 and level 2 print-
ers: /usr/share/cups/model/Postscript-level1.ppd.gz and
/usr/share/cups/model/Postscript-level2.ppd.gz
Foomatic (or LinuxPrinting.org) PPD Files in the cups-drivers Package
Normally, the Foomatic printer filter "foomatic-rip" is used together with
Ghostscript for non-PostScript printers. Suitable Foomatic PPD files have
the entries "*NickName: ... Foomatic/hGhostscript driveri" and "*cupsFilter:
... foomatic-rip". These PPD files are located in the cups-drivers pack-
age.
YaST prefers a Foomatic PPD file if the following conditions are met:
A Foomatic PPD file with the entry "*NickName: ... Foomatic ... (rec-
ommended)" matches the printer model.
The manufacturer-PPDs package does not contain a more suitable
PPD file (see below).
GimpPrint 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
GimpPrint PPD files are available in the cups-drivers-stp package.
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