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Package: foomatic-db (20180306-1)

OpenPrinting printer support - database

Foomatic is a printing system designed to make it easier to set up common printers for use with Debian (and other operating systems). It provides the "glue" between a print spooler (like CUPS or lpr) and your actual printer, by telling your computer how to process files sent to the printer.

This package contains the printer database distributed by OpenPrinting for most common drivers. You will probably need the foomatic-db-engine package for this package to be useful.

Packages providing foomatic-db

foomatic-db-compressed-ppds
OpenPrinting printer support - Compressed PPDs derived from the database

Other Packages Related to foomatic-db

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  • rec: cups
    Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
  • rec: cups-client
    Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client programs (SysV)
  • rec: cups-filters (>= 1.0.42)
    OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - Main Package
    or foomatic-filters (>= 4.0)
    OpenPrinting printer support - filters
    also a virtual package provided by cups-filters
  • rec: foomatic-db-engine
    OpenPrinting printer support - programs
  • rec: ghostscript
    interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF
  • rec: printer-driver-all (>= 0.20111206)
    printer drivers metapackage
  • sug: cups-filters
    OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - Main Package
  • sug: hplip
    HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP)
  • sug: hplip-cups
    Package not available
  • sug: openprinting-ppds
    OpenPrinting printer support - PostScript PPD files

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