Created at 09:00 Nov 24, 2003 by mike, last modified at 08:25 Nov 24, 2003
Hollywood, MD (November 24, 2003) -- Easy Software Products today announced the 1.1.20 release of the Common UNIX Printing System ("CUPS"), an IPP/1.1-based printing system for UNIX®
CUPS 1.1.20 is primarily a bug fix and performance tuning release and includes fixes for 64-bit platforms, deadlock problems in the signal handling code, PDF printing issues, web interface issues, and various operating system-specific issues. The new release also adds new CUPS API functions for reading and writing files via HTTP, performing authentication, and controlling the required PPD conformance level. CUPS is available at:
http://www.cups.org/
CUPS provides a portable printing layer for UNIX®-based operating systems. It has been developed by Easy Software Products to promote a standard printing solution for all UNIX vendors and users. CUPS provides the System V and Berkeley command-line interfaces.
CUPS uses the Internet Printing Protocol ("IPP") as the basis for managing print jobs and queues. The Line Printer Daemon ("LPD") Server Message Block ("SMB"), and AppSocket (a.k.a. JetDirect) protocols are also supported with reduced functionality. CUPS adds network printer browsing and PostScript Printer Description ("PPD") based printing options to support real-world printing under UNIX.
CUPS includes an image file RIP that supports printing of image files to non-PostScript printers. A customized version of GNU Ghostscript 7.07 for CUPS called ESP Ghostscript is available separately to support printing of PostScript files within the CUPS driver framework. Sample drivers for Dymo, EPSON, HP, and OKIDATA printers are included that use these filters.
Drivers for thousands of printers are provided with our ESP Print Pro software, available at:
http://www.easysw.com/printpro/
CUPS is licensed under the GNU General Public License and GNU Library General Public License. Please contact Easy Software Products for commercial support and "binary distribution" rights. Download · Home Page · Listing
We also really need to upgrade from 1.1.19 to 1.1.20 (our problems seems to have been fixed in the latest relase). However, we are using RedHat Enterprise with an RPM-based system and therefor we would really like to have the RPM.
Anyone? Reply
.. or use a proper distro. Reply
rpmbuild -ta cups-1.1.20-source.tar.gz Reply
how about... 'create one' ? Reply
Is there a RPM available for 1.1.20? We are running a RedHat9-installation with over 400 printers defined and we have alot of troubles CUPS eating CPU. Reply