AcuLaser C900 CUPS backend provides a LINUX CUPS package (incl. PPD-file) for the EPSON AcuLaser C900.
It is built around the avasys pipsplus driver. The project supports i386 and 32-bit compatible x86_64 LINUX systems (deb/rpm/tgz/gentoo/slack)
There are positive feedbacks for:
· SuSE
· Mandriva
· Slackware
· Red Hat
· Fedora Core
· Debian, Ubuntu
· Gentoo
The included installer will:
· Check for missing packages
· download and install the mandatory epkowa packages automatically
· provide a dummy lpr-package to resolve dependencies
· account for the different Ditros (BSD – System V – Gentoo) and configure the run-levels accordingly
· give suggestions for appropriate URI’s for the printer installation
· call the distribution specific CUPS tools (YaST2, printerdrake, kprinter, gnome-cups-config)
Here are some key features of “AcuLaser C900 CUPS backend”:
· Bundling of pages (large documents sometimes “hang”)
· generic multiple local printer support
· URI handling for proper interface (usblp) allocation
· installation of XML files for plain foomatic support
· better hotplugging behavior
· networking (IPP, SMB) support through a local pseudo-interface
What’s New in This Release:
Bug fixes for following features
· Generation of (lintian-conform) deb and rpm packages of alc900-cups
· New tool to re-pack all pipslus-rpms to rpm and deb with correct dependencies and
· correct (pre-/post-/un-)install-scripts
· Automatic update of alc900filter-executable through the daemon
· Embedding pipsplus-tools in an xterm-wrapper for easier service