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==== PPD ====
~**PPD** files (not to be confused with drivers) are just text configuration files. If you go to a manufacturer's web site and download a Linux printer package, you will see that there is much more to it than just a PPD file.

==Also see==
~[[PrintersScanners Printing and Scanning Index]]
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=500602#500602 PPD files are NOT drivers post]]
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=447182#447182 CUPS 1.4.3 does not need to keep a permanent store of Gutenprint PPD files]]

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