How To Install Page Printer Driver On Linux Postscript Printer And Non-Postscript Printer PDF Instructions
We will give a short overview of LINUX printing system and explain basic things on printing on LINUX without going into details. When printing a file on LINUX it will go through several steps before coming to the printer. Generally, the printing request comes from Application layer before passing through Printing Client, Spooler and different filters. To print a file from Application layer generally we are using text files that you can
print without any problem on any printer. However, if you want to print graphics generally a Postscript printer is used to perform this operation.
Not all printers are Postscript enabled. Therefore, an emulator – Ghostscript – is used to convert Postscript files to the printer specific formats. Every file on LINUX is transformed to Postscript file which will do all conversion work before sending the print job to the printer. For sending printer job, you have to use a client program. It can be lpr or lp which are responsible of sending the print job to the printer.
I ) POSTSCRIPT PRINTER
1) Conditions
You must have a Postscript printer in order to print from Linux. Printing System functioning and installed with all necessary packages. If using KDE – it’s advised to use KDE3 because all example here bellow are using KDE3.
2) Which Linux version?
You can use any Linux version/distribution that includes Ghostscript software. If not, you will have to install it on your Operating system in order to be able to print. If you’re using CUPD software than you will have to have CUPS packages installed on your system. Ghostscript is used to send postscript files on the printer.
3) CUPS – Common Unix Printing System or something else?
It is not mandatory to use CUPS to be able to print on your Posctsript printer but it’s recommended since it’s universal interface and very easy to manipulate.
4) How to install
The procedure is very simple. You just need to choose Postscript generic driver. To have additional options you will need to use ppd file and to copy it into appropriate directory.
4) Setting after installation
You need to set the command as /etc/printcap and create an appropriate filter for ghostscript to use it as lpr filter.
1:Printer Name
2:Specifying the Printer Port
3:Controlling the Cover Sheet
4:Specifying the input filter
5:Specifying the Spool Directory
6:Specifying the maximum file size for spooling (Set 0 for unlimited size)
Note) After saving the file, set ‘lpc restart all’ and restart the lpd. If it failes, please execute ‘/etc/rc.d/init.d/lpd restart’.
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