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   RonB to Felix   
   Re: how to install printer driver   
   20 Jul 25 05:33:06   
   
   From: ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com   
      
   On 2025-07-19, Felix  wrote:   
   > Mike Easter wrote:   
   >> Paul wrote:   
   >>> A question then, would be whether the preferred printing   
   >>> driver methodology is still CARPS.   
   >>   
   >> Not that canon's search is robust, but if I search for carps at canon,   
   >> it only gives me one discontinued printer/scanner D300.   
   >   
   > My printer is D300 series, specifically D320   
   >   
   >>   
   >> That is another supported printer by the cups/carps dev w/ a .ppd (and   
   >> not cups supported).   
   >>   
   >> Also canon 'declares' carps as a Windows thing (or that 'they'   
   >> intended it as a Windows thing); canon doesn't offer any printer   
   >> driver for the d300.   
   >   
   > Yes, it is a 'windows thing' but according to the link I posted   
   > https://github.com/ondrej-zary/carps-cups the author has reverse   
   > engineered the windows driver to create a specific Linux driver for this   
   > printer. I have downloaded the zip file, and unzipped it, and this is   
   > what is in the folder https://auslink.info/linux/Canon D320 driver.png   
   > but I don't know how install it.   
      
   I don't see a Canon D320 Linux driver (at least not for the scanner). So my   
   last post is probably useless.   
      
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