I hope to get a Canon PIXMA MP160 all-in-one printing with a computer
running Damn Small Linux (“DSL”) and CUPS.
Right now, I have access to neither the computer nor the printer, but
hope to get guidance in advance about the matter.
Last weekend, in the absence of the computer running DSL and CUPS, I was
able to get the MP160 printing with a computer running Fedora Core 3 and
CUPS.
I did that by installing two RPMs supplied by Canon, which it said were
for Fedora Core 6.
Among the installed files from the two RPMs were: (1) a .ppd file; (2) a
filter file; and (3) a backend file.
The .ppd file included a line referring to the filter file.
I have two questions:
1. Is there any chance that by copying all three of the files I’ve
mentioned to the appropriate directories on the computer running
DSL, I could get the MP160 to print with that computer?
2. If not, could I edit the .ppd file to remove the reference to the
filter file and copy only the edited .ppd file to the computer
running DSL, relying on the fact that default CUPS filter and
backend files are already on that computer?
Thanks for reading,
Leslie
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