Epson CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 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 CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 GNU/Linux Desktop.
And the CUPS System uses PPD drivers for all of its PostScript Printers.
Moreover, the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files Contains and the whole set of Features, Capabilities and Code Commands available for their PostScript Printers.
Finally, for the Laser Printer All-in-one model you find included instructions on How to Quick Start Scanning with Epson Printer on GNU/Linux.
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1. Downloading
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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