Printing: Difference between revisions

imported>Symphorien
mention that using "just" a PPD file can work.
imported>Shazow
Add generic Brother printer drivers (brgenml*)
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* <tt>pkgs.splix</tt> &mdash; Drivers for printers supporting SPL (Samsung Printer Language).
* <tt>pkgs.splix</tt> &mdash; Drivers for printers supporting SPL (Samsung Printer Language).
* <tt>pkgs.brlaser</tt> &mdash; Drivers for some Brother printers
* <tt>pkgs.brlaser</tt> &mdash; Drivers for some Brother printers
* <tt>pkgs.brgenml1lpr</tt> and <tt>pkgs.brgenml1cupswrapper</tt> &mdash; Generic drivers for more Brother printers [https://support.brother.com/g/s/id/linux/en/instruction_prn1a.html]
* Some printers might be supported by built-in CUPS drivers.
* Some printers might be supported by built-in CUPS drivers.
* Search for other printer drivers in the NixOS package directory: the official list of packages is [https://nixos.org/nixos/packages.html here] but does not list unfree packages (which is the case of many printer drivers). To list unfree packages, see [[FAQ#How_can_I_install_a_proprietary_or_unfree_package.3F|The appropriate FAQ entry for installing unfree packages.]]
* Search for other printer drivers in the NixOS package directory: the official list of packages is [https://nixos.org/nixos/packages.html here] but does not list unfree packages (which is the case of many printer drivers). To list unfree packages, see [[FAQ#How_can_I_install_a_proprietary_or_unfree_package.3F|The appropriate FAQ entry for installing unfree packages.]]