Common UNIX Printing System 1.1.22

Created at 09:00 Oct 29, 2004 by mike, last modified at 07:53 Oct 29, 2004

Hollywood, MD (October 29, 2004) -- Easy Software Products today announced the 1.1.22 release of the Common UNIX Printing System ("CUPS"), an IPP/1.1-based printing system for UNIX®

CUPS 1.1.22 is a bug fix release which fixes device URI logging, file descriptor and memory leaks, crashes related to printer browsing, and error handling in the browsing code. The new release also adds support for PostScript files from other Windows PostScript drivers. 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:

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

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From Anonymous, 07:15 Nov 26, 2004 (score=1)

Hi, On your main web page you have a section title "Os's & Distributions", is it possible to have a pointer to the distro Gentoo? Thanks for your time. Wayne Reply