Hi,
I just can't get my printer (Dell 3330dn) to work properly under Linux with the generic drivers. That's why I went for a hunt to find the PPD files. The Dell webpage even has a section offering downloads for Linux. But when I unpacked the .zip, there was no PPD file, even when it was stated in the description. Am I blind? Or are the files in a format I don't recognize?
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just_another_person@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 161d
That zip file contains an rpm package that has the PPD files. You'll need to be on an RPM-based distro to install it as-is, or use a tool to unpack it.
What distro are you running?
Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 161d
I am using PopOS!, so Ubuntu
AllYourSmurf@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 161d
So you’ll need 2 commands:
rpm2cpioandcpio.For example:
For reference, I found this by searching for “unpack RPM”. That led me to this NixCraft article. Several other links had similar info.
Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 161d
Thank you! I've never heard of rpm packages. I will try this out
lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 161d
I'm very out of the loop regarding RPM, but doesn't 7zip handle all that in one step? Or never did?
just_another_person@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 161d
Not that I've heard of this. This isn't a compressed package in the same way a zip is, it's an application package.
hallettj@leminal.space · 2 pts · 161d
An application package is a compressed file with extra conventions. I think rpm packages are usually compressed with xz, but might use a different compression program. If I'm understanding what I'm reading correctly, rpm2cpio does some introspection to determine with extraction program to use. Maybe 7zip does the same thing, or maybe it works if the rpm was compressed with a compatible program.
lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 158d
So I tested around and, in fact, 7zip can not immediately decompress rpms. Sorta the same with debs, it decompresses them into an intermediary format which seems to just be a tarfile but still 7zip can't do it "recursively".
frongt@lemmy.zip · -1 pts · 161d
I think it can, yes.
INeedMana@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 160d
Printers are always a pain
What is inside the official Dell driver?
You should have something like
/var/log/cupsd/errors.log. Do you see something interesting there?Hope4Every1@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 160d
Is you're printer on the same Wifi as your computer?
Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 160d
It's connected via USB