Kernel Configuration
If you intend to use escputil with a USB-connected Epson Stylus printer for commands such as --ink-level which need to access the raw device, you must enable the kernel's usblp driver. Enable the following options in your kernel configuration and recompile the kernel:
Device Drivers --->
[*] USB support ---> [USB_SUPPORT]
<*/M> USB Printer support [USB_PRINTER]
Installation of Gutenprint
Install Gutenprint by running the following commands:
sed -i 's|$(PACKAGE)/doc|doc/$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)|' \
{,doc/,doc/developer/}Makefile.in &&
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static &&
make
To test the results, issue: make check. The tests take a very long time and use a lot of disk space. When last tested (version 5.2.15 in June 2019) this needed 75 SBU and 13.5 GB to complete the tests (one test, rastertogutenprint failed because the CUPS ppds are for a previous version. Maybe genppds should be run before the tests). Note that the tests used only one CPU.
Now, as the root
user:
make install &&
install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/gutenprint-5.3.4/api/gutenprint{,ui2} &&
install -v -m644 doc/gutenprint/html/* \
/usr/share/doc/gutenprint-5.3.4/api/gutenprint &&
install -v -m644 doc/gutenprintui2/html/* \
/usr/share/doc/gutenprint-5.3.4/api/gutenprintui2
Command Explanations
sed -i '...' ...Makefile.in: This command is used so that the package documentation is installed in the conventional /usr/share/doc
directory structure instead of /usr/share/gutenprint/doc
.
--disable-static
: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.
Configuring Gutenprint
Configuration Information
For CUPS to see newly installed print drivers, it has to be restarted (as the root
user):
/etc/rc.d/init.d/cups restart
Then point your web browser to http://localhost:631/ to add a new printer to CUPS.
Contents
Installed Programs: cups-calibrate, cups-genppd.5.2, cups-genppdupdate, escputil, and testpattern
Installed Libraries: libgutenprint.so, libgutenprintui2.so and optionally, various CUPS filters and backend drivers under /usr/lib/gutenprint/5.2/modules/
Installed Directories: /usr/{include,lib,share}/gutenprint, /usr/include/gutenprintui2 and /usr/share/doc/gutenprint-5.3.4
Short Descriptions
cups-calibrate
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calibrates the color output of printers using the Gutenprint, CUPS or ESP Print Pro drivers
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cups-genppd.5.2
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generates Gutenprint PPD files for use with CUPS
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cups-genppdupdate
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regenerates the Gutenprint PPD files in use by CUPS
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escputil
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is a command line utility to perform various maintenance tasks on Epson Stylus inkjet printers
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testpattern
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is a test program to learn how to use libgutenprint
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