gutenprint
Here you will find pre-compiled debian packages of the gutenprint project's software for
the Asus Eee PC running Asus Xandros Linux. Built and tested on the Eee 701 / 4G.
Description
Gutenprint delivers high quality printer rivers for inkjets, dye sublimation printers, and PCL lasers.
More information and download for other linux distributions
Project homepage:
http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/
Project downloads:
http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/p_Download.php
Remarks for the Eee debian packages / installation
The packages offered here are of version 5.0.2. A listing of the supported printers you'll
find at:
Please note, that more printers may be supported, that are not listed there! For instance, my Canon i455
runs well with the driver for the Canon Multipass MP150. More information for your printer you'll find
at the OpenPrinting.org project at
http://openprinting.org/.
Initial Situation
In general the Eee 701 used to have gutenprint version 5.0.0 installed. See "dpkg" listing:
ii foomatic-db-gutenprint 5.0.0-3 linuxprinting.org printer support - database for Gutenprint printer drivers
ii ijsgutenprint 5.0.0-3 inkjet server - Ghostscript driver for Gutenprint
ii libgutenprint2 5.0.0-3 runtime for the Gutenprint printer driver library
Proposal for installation / upgrade
1. Removal of old version 5.0.0 packages
sudo apt-get remove foomatic-db-gutenprint ijsgutenprint libgutenprint2
2. Download of the packages from this site with wget (or internet browser, as you like)
wget http://www.to-st.de/download/linux/eeepc/00-pool/main/g/gutenprint/libgutenprint2_5.0.2-4_i386.deb
wget http://www.to-st.de/download/linux/eeepc/00-pool/main/g/gutenprint/ijsgutenprint_5.0.2-4_i386.deb
wget http://www.to-st.de/download/linux/eeepc/00-pool/main/g/gutenprint/cups-driver-gutenprint_5.0.2-4_i386.deb
3. Installation of packages with dpkg
sudo dpkg -i libgutenprint2_5.0.2-4_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i ijsgutenprint_5.0.2-4_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i cups-driver-gutenprint_5.0.2-4_i386.deb
4. Update / generation of printer description
sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/cups/model/gutenprint/5.0/
sudo /usr/sbin/cups-genppd.5.0
Last change: 09. October 2008 // Tobias Stöber