Ppd Driver (For Linux And Applications); Ppd Driver Types; Ppd Driver For Linux; Registering The Ppd Driver For Linux - Oce VarioLink 2222c User Manual

15.3

PPD driver (For Linux and applications)

15.3 PPD driver (For Linux and applications)
15.3.1

PPD driver types

The PPD driver contains the PPD information for Mac OS 9, Linux, and applications.
- Driver for Linux: Install for use with Linux (Contains PPD for Linux and PPD for OpenOffice)
- Driver for applications: Install when using applications such as Adobe PageMaker that require the PPD
driver.
15.3.2

PPD driver for Linux

Operating environment
The PPD driver operates in the environment where systems are combined as follows.
- OS:Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 -CupsVersion:1.1
- OS:SuSE Linux 10.1 -CupsVersion:1.2
- OpenOffice v1.1.5

Registering the PPD driver for Linux

1
Copy the PPD file to the CUPS model directory. (/usr/share/cups/model for major Linux)
2
In [Add Printer] of the CUPS printing system, specify PPD to add this machine.
% For details on CUPS, refer to [Help] in the CUPS Web management page.

Configuring the PPD driver for Linux

In [Configure Printer] of the CUPS printing system, configure the functions.

Registering the PPD driver for OpenOffice

1
In [Add Printer] of the CUPS printing system, specify PPD to add this machine.
2
Open the OpenOfficePrinterAdministrator tool.
3
Click [New Printer].
4
In the [Choose a device type] window, select [add a printer], and then click [Next].
5
In the [Choose a driver] window, click [import].
6
Select [36C-1 OpenOffice PPD], and then click [OK].
7
From the [Please Select a Suitable driver.] list, select [36C-1 OpenOffice PPD], and then click [Next].
8
In the [Choose a command line] window, select the printer registered to CUPS, and then click [Next].
9
Click [Finish].
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