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Questions tagged [ppd]

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How to reverse-engineer a CUPS printer/print job?

I have quality issue with PDF printing local (CUPS) vs. Google Cloud Printing. (GCP is better, with CUPS I get wrong size, wrong characters, wrong fonts. So I want to know what CUPS does!) The printer can handle a couple of formats…
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Printing on custom paper size / adding paper size to PPD

I have some trouble when printing to custom paper sizes. Currently, I want to print something to a 21cm x 21cm card. So, I created a document with this size in libre office and exported it to PDF. The PDF looks fine. When I want to print the…
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CUPS on FreeBSD: suitable paths for manual placement of individual PPD files

Background I downloaded a handful of PPD files for Linux, with an expectation that they will work on TrueOS Desktop, which is currently based on FreeBSD 12.0-CURRENT. I know that with the web interface to CUPS – typically http://localhost:631/ –…
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CUPS: Can't set option for halftoning algorithm after upgrade from Debian squeeze to wheezy

After upgrading my main Debian box from squeeze to wheezy recently, I couldn't set the option for my printer's halftoning algorithm any more. It appears that the upgrade of cups that happened during the dist upgrade has dumbed down my printer's ppd…
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Can I copy a ppd file?

I installed cups and my Epson Artisan 1430 printer on a laptop running Debian Buster. Works fine. I did the same on a NUC running Ubuntu 18. Works fine. I tried on a Raspberry Pi running Raspian, but when I add the printer, the Epson Artisan 1430…
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How to generate ppd file with foomatic in Fedora 20

I installed foomatic to try and find a PPD file for my HP OfficeJet J4680 printer. However it does not have one for my specific printer in its foomatic-ppdfile list. Is there a way to manually generate a PPD with foomatic for my specific printer or…
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Credential in PPD file: Is there a way to hide it?

We have a copying machine that can be used as a printer. In order to do that, I have to provide a credential in plain in the Xerox.ppd file. Problem: Any user on the system can grep credential /etc/cups/ppd/Xerox.ppd no matter if CUPS allows him to…
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How to add a paper size to CUPS ppd file?

I've bought a pile of non-stand sized paper. I am using a hp printer. I've read https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1028891/whats-the-easiest-way-to-add-custom-page-sizes-to-a-ppd/3112256#3112256 but my ppd file is different. *PageSize A4/A4: "%%…
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Individual paper size on Brother QL-800 with continuous tape

I just bought a Brother QL-800 label printer with a 62mm wide continuous tape roll installed. Trying to make use of the continuous tape, I wanted to add an individual paper size (a custom length, in that case). Alas, all paper lengths fail except…
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How to add a printer using a PPD found using lpinfo

If I run lpinfo -m I get a list of PPD files available on my system: $ lpinfo -m ... lsb/usr/xerox/xrx7855.ppd Xerox WorkCentre 7855 ... foomatic-db-ppds/Xerox/xrx133.ppd Xerox WorkCentre Pro 133 v3015.103…
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Installing a printer without a ppd file

I am trying to set up a computer linux to be able to print from my printer: Brother DCP 7030. But (twist!) for security reasons this computer should never go online. So any software I need to install will need to be downloaded with another machine,…
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How to install Samsung Xpress M2070FW on Ubuntu 20.04 | Samsung M2070 Series

The latest Samsung driver from the vendor page General: https://support.hp.com/hk-en/drivers/selfservice/samsung-xpress-sl-m2070-laser-multifunction-printer-series/16450377 Details of the…
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RaspberryPI Cups Server custom paper sizes

I wanted to add some custom sizes to my cups server but dont know how to place them in my ppd file. This are the sizes: Label Tiny: 50 MM X 20,5 MM Label Normal: 100 MM X 50 MM Label DHL: 100 MM X 210 MM I am not really handy with this sort of…
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Canon printer driver: low DPI

My printer (Canon G7050) can print up to 4800 x 1200 dpi. However, the linux driver I got from Canon is set to 600 dpi only: *OpenUI *Resolution/Output Resolution: PickOne *de.Translation Resolution/Output Resolution: PickOne: "" *fr.Translation…
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CUPS printing with Xerox printer

New to CUPS administration (and linux printing overall) after inheriting it from someone who left my team. I'm trying to get it set up with a Xerox AltaLink C8055 printer on Ubuntu. I have installed the .deb package from the Xerox website sudo dpkg…
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