[cups.general] Installing PPD files without CUPS

[Norm Jacobs]

As Till pointed out, you can find Foomatic at 
http://www.openprinting.org/foomatic.html.  The current version of the 
Foomatic bits is largely written in Perl and runs on several different 
operating systems.  For non-postscript printers, it requires, 
GhostScript + potentially other software like gutenprint (formerly 
gimp-print),  hplip (which now contains all current hpijs development), 
foo2XXX, and other software.  Since I don't currently have an HP-UX or 
AIX system, I can't say for certain that these run on them, but I would 
be surprised if they didn't.
I suspect many of the people on 
printing-foomatic at lists.linux-foundation.org read this list as well, but 
you might get more information about HP-UX and AIX support there.

       -Norm

nivi wrote:
> does the same foomatic filter is used in HP-UX 11.11 and AIX 5.3? What are all filters available?
> Please provide me the link where the filters are available.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>   
>> FWIW,
>>     On Solaris, LP uses foomatic-rip + various PPDs + various drivers
>> (ghostscript, gimp-print, hpijs, ...) to provide support for a number of
>> printers.
>>
>>     -Norm
>>
>> Till Kamppeter wrote:
>>     
>>> This no problem. You can use the universal print filter foomatic-rip to
>>> use PPD files with any printing system and even without printing system.
>>>
>>> See http://www.openprinting.org/foomatic.html for more info.
>>>
>>>     Till
>>>
>>> nivi wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to install PPD files without installing CUPS?
>>>>
>>>> If we can install and use PPD files without CUPS, please help me by specifying the commands.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>         
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