Printer Drivers

by Volker Diels-Grabsch

Drivers for CUPS to get some printers working under GNU/Linux. These are PPD files as well as direct contributions to foomatic-db.

Created 2007-01-04, Last updated 2014-05-05
Software

PPD file for Brother HL-2240D

Instructions

First, install HPIJS. The following command works for Debian and similar systems:

apt-get install printer-driver-hpijs

Then, as root, download the PPD files into /usr/share/ppd/custom/:

cd /usr/share/ppd/custom
wget -c https://njh.eu/Brother-HL-2240D-hpijs-pcl5e.ppd
wget -c https://njh.eu/Brother-HL-2240D-hl1250.ppd
chmod 644 *

That's it! Run the CUPS web interface, and you'll be presented the drivers for Brother HL-2240D.

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