PPD
PostScript Printer Description: a text file describing a printer's features and options for CUPS.
In more detail
Older CUPS setups attach a PPD to each queue under /etc/cups/ppd. Modern driverless printing over IPP asks the printer for its features instead.
Related terms
- CUPS — Common UNIX Printing System: the Linux print service, which accepts jobs over IPP on port 631 and sends them to printers.
- IPP — Internet Printing Protocol: the protocol print clients and servers use to send jobs and query printers, on port 631.
Taught in
- Printing With CUPS: Two Switches Per Queue — LPIC-1 Linux Administrator (101-500 and 102-500) Exam Prep