Foomatic

Foomatic - Printer/driver database of Linuxprinting.org

Foomatic is the printer/driver database of Linuxprinting.org. The XML-based system integrates free software printer drivers with all common spoolers (CUPS, LPRng, LPD, GNUlpr, PPR, PDQ, CPS, etc.) in UNIX. It generates printer/driver description files which, together with spooler-specific filter scripts, allow easy setup of print queues with access to all driver options.

Foomatic ships with every major distro and its Web site is used as a reference by vendors. It is an up-to-date and distribution-independent repository of printer and driver data, scripts, and utilities, accompanied by the wealth of knowledge, tips and tricks, solutions, and enlightenment provided by its newsgroups.

Obtaining

Web page	http://www.linuxprinting.org/
Source tarball	http://www.linuxprinting.org/download/foomatic/foomatic-db-engine-3.0.1.tar.gz
Source information	http://www.linuxprinting.org/download/foomatic/
Latest version	http://www.linuxprinting.org/download/foomatic/

Version 3.0.1 (stable) released on 2004-02-27

Licensed under The GNU General Public License, Version 2 or later.

This is not a GNU package.

Documentation

User README included; User guide included (see the USAGE file); User tutorials available in HTML format from http://www.linuxprinting.org/linux-kongress-tutorial-2002.html

Support contacts

Developer List

<foomatic-devel@linuxprinting.org> http://www.linuxprinting.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foomatic-devel

Project contacts

Maintainers	Grant Taylor <gtaylor@picante.com> Till Kamppeter <till.kamppeter@gmx.net>
Developers	Grant Taylor <gtaylor@picante.com> Till Kamppeter <till.kamppeter@gmx.net>

Related information

Interfaces	command line, daemon
Source languages	C, Perl
Use requirements	Perl, make, wget or cURL, libxml 2.x
Weak prerequisites	lpd, gnulpr, lprng, cups, ppr, pdq, cps, xpp, kprinter, gpr, espgs; See also http://www.linuxprinting.org/database.html for a list of compatible printers and drivers
Related programs	CUPS, apsfilter

Entry information

License verified by	Janet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2003-01-28
Entry compiled by	Janet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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