PPD are usually shipped with 202204081225 distribution. If this is not the case, you can find them in Foomatic, Gutenprint, CUPS Driver Development Kit (DDK) or from printer manufacturers (especially for proprietary drivers).
PostScript Printer Definition (PPD)
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Common Unix Printing System (CUPS)
All configuration files are stored inside the directory
/etc/cups/
. The filecups.conf
contains lots of configuration options such asBrowsing
(enable browsing feature) andBrowsingAddress
(where the browsing information should be sent and broadcasted).printers.conf
on the other hand consists of printer definitions where additional options are further stored inside the directory/etc/cups/ppd
with the format of 202205301819#.