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--enable-cups-ppd-install vs. --enable-foomatic-ppd-install

Asked by Tamora James

Hi

I'm installing hplip-3.9.12 which lists as configuration options:

  --enable-foomatic-ppd-install enable foomatic static ppd install (default=no)
  --enable-foomatic-drv-install enable foomatic dynamic ppd install (default=no)
  --enable-cups-drv-install enable cups dynamic ppd install (default=yes)
  --enable-cups-ppd-install enable cups static ppd install (default=no)

Is there a difference between the 'foomatic' and 'cups' options, i.e. between 'enable foomatic static ppd install' and 'enable cups static ppd install', or are they synonymous?

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Best Adhir K Saxena (adhir-hplip) said : 		#1

Hello Tamora,

Yes, the foomatic and cups ppds are different. HPLIP does not use foomatic PPDs anymore and recommends CUPS PPDs instead. Please use the default options as stated. You should use --enable-cups-drv-install which will generate the drivers dynamically when a device is connected. --enable-cups-ppd-install will instead install all the PPDs which might not be required by you, hence using a lot of space on your hard disk.

Hope that answers your query.

Thank you for contacting HPLIP,
~Adhir

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Tamora James (tjames-wmltd) said : 		#2

Thanks Adhir K Saxena, that solved my question.