Re: Update package printer-driver-brlaser
Thank you, Didier, I’ll try to peek the package from the unstable repo.
I’m running an old usb printer without driverless printing capability connected to Raspberry Pi (equipped with Raspbian OS is based on Debian), so I have no choice but use one or another way the 6th version.
> Le 7 déc. 2020 à 18:41, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud <odyx@debian.org> a écrit :
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> Hello Alexey,
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> Debian already has brlaser in version 6; only in its sid/unstable version. It has already migrated to Debian Bullseye (current testing, future stable), but Debian doesn't normally push new upstream versions to Debian stable. Unless there's a specific reason (such as a crash, a serious bug, etc) to backport parts of the version 6 to stable, it won't happen.
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> What are you specifically looking for in version 6 that might be missing from version 4 ? Under certain conditions, it could make sense for Debian to provide a backport, but I try to avoid ulpoading backports "just because". Also, most recent network printers work (often much better) with Driverless printing; https://wiki.debian.org/CUPSDriverlessPrinting, making these Manufacturer-specific drivers obsolete.
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> Best regards,
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> OdyX
>
> 6 décembre 2020 13:24 "Alexey K" <feudenfer@gmail.com> a écrit:
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>> Hello guys,
>>
>> I’m writing to ask if it could be possible to update the package printer-driver-brlaser
>> (https://packages.debian.org/buster/printer-driver-brlaser) ?
>> It’s built on top of 2 years old software (https://github.com/pdewacht/brlaser/releases/tag/v4),
>> since then the author has added a lot of more features (now it supports 3 times more printers) and
>> now this set of drivers has reached the version number 6!
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Alex
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