I found some foomatic stuff in the repos but no PPD files.
However this file
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/HP-LaserJet_Pro_P1102w.xml
say:
This printer is supported by the foo2zjs free software printer driver.
And I do have
/usr/bin/foo2zjs
but how do I set that up with CUPS?
can you not use a web browser to set up cups?
Doing it 'by hand' is a fearful bore.
IT WORKS!
Foomatic did it! :)
This is the package that was missing:
foomatic-db-compressed-ppds
And this is the function that added the printer! (Both versions work!)
Man, it feels like we just summited K2!
Thanks a lot!
test-foomatic () { local -a devices devices=("${(@f)$(sudo lpinfo -v | \grep LaserJet | cut -d ' ' -f 2)}")
local foomatic='foo2zjs:0/ppd/foo2zjs/HP-LaserJet_Pro_P1102w.ppd' local name=laser-foomatic
local number=1 for d in $devices; do sudo lpadmin \ -p ${name}-$number \ -E \ -v $d \ -m $foomatic number=$(( number + 1 )) done }
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