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Package: foomatic-filters (4.0-20090509-1)

OpenPrinting printer support - filters

Foomatic is a printer database designed to make it easier to set up common printers for use with UNIX-like other operating systems. It provides the "glue" between a print spooler (like CUPS or lpr) and the printer, by processing files sent to the printer.

This package consists of filter scripts used by the printer spoolers to convert the incoming PostScript data into the printer's native format using a printer-specific, but spooler-independent PPD file. You will need to install the foomatic-db-engine package and its dependencies for this package to be useful.

For use with CUPS, you will need both the cupsys and cupsys-client packages installed on your system.

Tags: Hardware Enablement: Printer, Role: Application Data, Purpose: Hardware Driver, Printing, Works with: Text, Supports Format: PostScript

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    or enscript
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    or a2ps
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    or mpage
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amd64 137.2 kB356 kB [list of files]
armel 133.5 kB344 kB [list of files]
hppa 137.6 kB348 kB [list of files]
i386 133.0 kB348 kB [list of files]
ia64 157.2 kB448 kB [list of files]
mips 137.0 kB380 kB [list of files]
mipsel 137.1 kB380 kB [list of files]
powerpc 137.8 kB364 kB [list of files]
s390 135.8 kB352 kB [list of files]
sparc 132.2 kB344 kB [list of files]