Install the Printer Driver Collection

The final component to make use of the CAPS universe are the printer drivers.

The corresponding:

• source archive is named caps-driver-collection-1.0.1.tar.gz (Installation from Archive Resources)
• repository is named caps-driver-collection.git (Installation from Repository Resources)

An Install Example

A simple but useful configuration can be:

./configure --prefix=/usr
make && make install

This configuration uses the defaults and will install all printer drivers to the system.

Configuring the CAPS Driver Collection in Detail

This package uses common configuration parameters like the other CAPS universe components:

• refer Debugging Support for debugging support
• refer Profiling for profiling support
• refer Setup the Compilation Goal for the compilation goal

Besides this parameters, there are package specific parameters:

Vendor Samsung

By default, printer drivers for some Samsung printers are enabled. With the following parameter all drivers for this vendor can be disabled:

--disable-samsung

By default, the printer drivers for some Samsung QPDL/SPL2 laser printers are enabled.

Refer Samsung ML-Series of monochrome laser printers for supported printers.

With the following parameter, this group can be disabled:

--disable-qpdl

Vendor Brother

By default, the printer drivers for some Brother printers are enabled. With the following parameter all drivers for this vendor can be disabled:

--disable-brother

By default, the printer drivers for some Brother HL laser printers and QL label printers are enabled.

With the following parameters, these groups can be disabled individually.

Refer Brother HL-Series of monochrome laser printers and Brother QL-Series label printers for supported printers.

Disable the HL laser printer drivers:

--disable-hl

Disable the QL label printer drivers:

--disable-ql

Internal Tests

For testing purposes testing instances can be built on demand. They can be used to test the driver's function without real hardware at hand.

--enable-tests

Internal Tools

For development and testing purposes some tools can be built on demand.

--enable-tools