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Package: foomatic-db-engine (3.0.2-20080211-1)

OpenPrinting printer support - programs

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 architecture-dependent programs needed to set up and maintain the foomatic system. You will also need one or more database packages. The foomatic-db package includes drivers for most common printers using Ghostscript as the print processor, as well as some common glue code used in other filter systems.

foomatic-db-hpijs includes support for photo-quality printing with Hewlett-Packard and some other consumer inkjets using the HPIJS backend developed by HP.

foomatic-db-gutenprint includes support for photo-quality printing with many consumer inkjets (including those from HP and Epson).

foomatic-gui provides a GNOME-based setup tool for Foomatic printer queues using the command-line tools provided in this package.

Tags: Hardware Enablement: Printer, Role: Program, Purpose: Hardware Driver, Printing

Other Packages Related to foomatic-db-engine

  • depends
  • recommends
  • suggests
  • dep: bash (>= 2.05)
    The GNU Bourne Again SHell
  • dep: foomatic-db
    OpenPrinting printer support - database
  • dep: foomatic-filters
    OpenPrinting printer support - filters
  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.7-1) [not alpha, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
  • dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.7-1) [alpha, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6.1-udeb
  • dep: libxml2 (>= 2.6.27)
    GNOME XML library
  • dep: perl (>= 5.6.0-16)
    Larry Wall's Practical Extraction and Report Language
  • dep: wget
    retrieves files from the web
    or curl
    Get a file from an HTTP, HTTPS or FTP server
  • sug: foomatic-db-gutenprint
    OpenPrinting printer support - database for Gutenprint printer drivers
  • sug: foomatic-db-hpijs
    OpenPrinting printer support - database for HPIJS driver
  • sug: foomatic-gui
    GNOME interface for configuring the Foomatic printer filter system

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Download for all available architectures
Architecture Package Size Installed Size Files
alpha 286.4 kB888 kB [list of files]
amd64 281.9 kB872 kB [list of files]
arm 279.4 kB708 kB [list of files]
armel 284.0 kB860 kB [list of files]
hppa 281.6 kB864 kB [list of files]
i386 278.3 kB800 kB [list of files]
ia64 303.9 kB1000 kB [list of files]
mips 279.3 kB904 kB [list of files]
mipsel 279.3 kB904 kB [list of files]
powerpc 282.5 kB872 kB [list of files]
s390 276.8 kB860 kB [list of files]
sparc 279.6 kB872 kB [list of files]