Stability and Flexibility

Well, I’ve been using Ubuntu 7.10 (64-bit) at work for almost a month now. Even though I was already pretty experienced with Ubuntu before this, I have learned a lot since installing it as my day-to-day operating system at work. I’ve learned about wine and wine-doors, adding printers (Fuji-Xerox DocuCentre II C2200), and network interoperability.

I’ve also learned that even though Ubuntu is an outstanding operating system, there are still somethings you will need either a Mac or a PC for. Need to get the PPD driver so you can install your Fuji-Xerox DocuCentre II C2200 printer? Well, there are no PPD drivers for it under Linux, so you’ll need to install the driver on a Windows machine first, and then copy the .ppd file over to Ubuntu. It would be easier if Ubuntu could convert the .pp_ to the .ppd correctly, but Windows being what it is doesn’t allow for this…

Anyway, I’ve started working on building my own packages for Ubuntu. Not creating my own software yet, but taking GPL’d source, compiling it to work under Ubuntu, then creating a .deb and submitting it to www.getdeb.net first one I am working on is GTKLipsum. Once that works out, I’ll be making my own application that does what GTKLipsum does, but without the need for an Internet connection.

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Published:: 08 Apr 2008 at 15:01

Category:: Linux

Tags:: c2200, driver, feisty, fuji xerox, packages, ppd, ppd file, ubuntu, wine, wine doors, xerox, xerox docucentre

About the Author

Jason is a South African born - June 1983 - British citizen living in Australia, a serious geek, and a Spirit-filled, Bible-based disciple of Jesus Christ. Online he uses the handle phalacee, hence the title of this journal.

During office hours Jason has a financially rewarding hobby as a PHP Web Developer for Metisc. In the past Jason has worked as a production manager for Tonkin Brands and a web-developer for Titan Interactive, Edgwize, jamdesign, and VoIPNet Australia/Solid State Solutions.

Jason spends his spare time doing the things he loves most - serving God, hanging out with friends, coding, gaming, and playing basketball. Jason serves as a youth leader at Tribe, his church's youth group, and plays or refs basketball, depending on the season.

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cottsak 03 Jul 08 at 12:00

more importantly.. why ipsum?
http://www.37signals.com/svn/archives/001083.php

David 02 Oct 08 at 06:17

Hi – can you describe in a bit more detail how to get access to the c2200? Ubuntu 8.04, first day in a new job and the only thing I can’t get working is access to the printer. (everything else – email, network etc) is fine.

Jason 02 Oct 08 at 09:16

@David: I installed CUPS and the web-based CUPS admin package. I then installed the PPD drivers on a Windows 2003 server machine and copied just the PPD file onto my Ubuntu workstation and installed it from there. I can’t remember if I used the web-based CUPS admin or the GTK GUI for adding the printer, but I remember needing the IP address of the printer, as I had to treat it as a fully-fledge network printer.
Hope that helps

@cottsak:
Lorem Ipsum is useful if you work for a marketing and design firm where the clients refuse to give you the content until they have signed off on the design. If you need to show them what the site would look like without letting them get caught up in what the text says, Lipsum is great.