Epson Fedora PPD Driver Setup – Step-by-step Guide
Tired of struggling to find the right driver for your Epson Laser Printer? This tutorial is here to help! We\’ll guide you through the process of installing the .ppd driver for your Epson Laser Printer in Fedora GNU/Linux Desktop.
The Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) is an open-source printing system that allows you to manage printers and print jobs on a variety of Unix-like operating systems, including Fedora. CUPS uses PostScript Printer Description (PPD) drivers for all of its PostScript printers.
These PPD files contain the entire set of features, capabilities, and code commands available for specific PostScript printers. By installing the appropriate PPD driver for your Epson laser printer, you can ensure that your printer functions correctly with CUPS and Fedora.
Moreover, this tutorial also includes instructions on how to quickly start scanning with your Epson all-in-one laser printer on GNU/Linux. This will be helpful if you have a multifunctional Epson printer that can both print and scan documents.
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Download Epson Laser Printers .ppd Driver in Linux
Select Linux OS & Search for ‘[EPSON-MODEL]’ (Eg: EPL-N2500)
Get the Epson .PPD Driver.
Then Copy the File into the CUPS model Directory with:sudo cp ~/Downloads/[MYPPDMOD].ppd /usr/share/cups/model/
Replace [MYPPDMOD] with the PPD file’s Name in the above Command.
But if you are in Trouble to Find it out then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.
To Check for the File’s Name then List the Folder contents as:ls ~/Downloads | grep ppd
The grep Command refine the output List showing only the Entries matching the Keyword.
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