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Foomatic is a configurable printing filter.

Foomatic is a database-driven system for integrating free software printer drivers with common spoolers under Unix. It supports CUPS, LPRng, LPD, GNUlpr, Solaris LP, PPR, PDQ, CPS, and direct printing with many free software printer drivers.

Links:

Foomatic homepage

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Driver installation issue: Xerox Phaser 6600

The only drivers I was able to find on the Foomatic database are the ones of a different printer (6360DX). I then extracted the PPD drivers from a win 7 driver but the printer config program is not detecting them. Eventually I downloaded the Linux…

asked Dec 29 '15 at 18:23

Nepec

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Do I need foomatic printer drivers?

I just installed a print to pdf back-end for cups, and it gave the warning that foomatic printer modules would need to be removed. Do I need foomatic printer drivers, for when i want to print to physical devices? What am I giving up here? Will I be…

printing pdf cups-lpd foomatic

asked Aug 03 '15 at 01:53

j0h

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