[COLUG] Ubuntu Print Packages

[Mark Erbaugh]

On Tue, 2008-02-12 at 14:34 -0500, Josh wrote:
> Mark,
> 
> What you might try is this: download and compile, and install gutenprint 
> with the prefix:
> 
> /opt/gutenprint-5.0.2
> 
> Then, generate the PPD from the library contained under that location, and 
> set up your printer with the PPD itself (instead of choosing a 
> make/model).  I did this under CentOS and it appeared to work (I posted 
> about this a few weeks ago).  The only problem was weird printer colors. 
> I emailed the gutenprint list, and they said that gimp-print and 
> gutenprint libraries only work with PPD's built for that specific version 
> - so, according to them, my system was using the libraries under 
> /opt/gutenprint-5.0.2.  I haven't been able to solve the weird colors 
> issue yet, but I haven't had time to look at it, either.
> 
> Cheers,
> -J

Thanks for the suggestion. It looks like even if I get things working,
they may not work well enough. I hooked up my inkjet printer to my
notebook computer which was running Ubuntu Gutsy which already had the
correct version of Guttenprint and while it would print to the printer,
the resolution choices were limited to 300 and 600 dpi when the printer
will do 2400 DPI with the Windows drivers.

The printer is a Canon Pixma iP5000.  I bought the printer before I
began working with Linux.

Mark