Package Details: capt-src 2.71-4

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/capt-src.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: capt-src
Description: Canon CAPT Printer Driver for Linux. Compiled from source code.
Upstream URL: http://support-asia.canon-asia.com/
Keywords: canon capt printer
Licenses: custom
Conflicts: cndrvcups-common-lb, cndrvcups-lb
Submitter: reztho
Maintainer: mistersmee
Last Packager: mistersmee
Votes: 78
Popularity: 0.000096
First Submitted: 2010-08-29 20:28 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2023-03-29 15:12 (UTC)

Pinned Comments

reztho commented on 2020-06-11 14:55 (UTC) (edited on 2020-06-11 18:47 (UTC) by reztho)

Do not expect this driver to work in the near future if Canon doesn't release a new version soon. This driver is from 2017 and the GCC environment started deprecating a lot of stuff used by this driver. Please, ask for better Linux support to Canon.

Do not flag this package out of date if there's no new version available. That's bad community behavior. A comment telling about the issue is enough.

If your machine uses the x86_64 arch, the multilib pacman repo will be needed for this driver: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_repositories#multilib

For an alternative 100% open source driver although not official by Canon, go to: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/captdriver-git/

buovjaga commented on 2020-01-09 10:33 (UTC)

Re: driver deprecation - the CUPS creator opened this issue to discuss how to handle old devices: https://github.com/apple/cups/issues/5271

From one of his comments: "Before we drop PPDs, we will be working with developers to create those printer applications (particularly Gutenprint), and will likely end up creating our own printer application (based on the existing ippserver sample code) to support existing PostScript and CUPS raster drivers. So the goal is definitely not to leave people SOL, but rather to plan for a future where we aren't limited by the capabilities of the past."

reztho commented on 2019-10-06 11:44 (UTC)

Now you'll see this warning message: lpadmin: Printer drivers are deprecated and will stop working in a future version of CUPS.

Not sure what this will mean for the future with this driver.

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bluetux commented on 2017-09-10 10:39 (UTC) (edited on 2017-09-10 10:42 (UTC) by bluetux)

And everything goes like a charm with cndrvcups-capt_2.71-1_amd64.deb and cndrvcups-common_3.21-1_amd64.deb in Ubuntu 16.04 based distros.

bluetux commented on 2017-09-09 08:34 (UTC)

Has anyone managed to compile from source drivers for Canon LBP (2900, ...)? Because I do not succeed under Arch. And because the LBP2900 printer has become useless in Arch, I'm thinking of going back to a Ubuntu-based distribution (KDE Neon or Lubuntu). In Ubuntu everything goes right with cndrvcups-capt_2.70-1_amd64.deb and cndrvcups-common_3.20-1_amd64.deb. At least does anyone have the download link for the (previous) AUR capt-src 2.70 package and source ?

zwastik commented on 2017-08-25 14:42 (UTC)

So I have a LBP3200, is this the right driver for me? Thanks you.

reztho commented on 2017-08-09 19:15 (UTC)

Known issue in v2.71: bad news with this new driver, captstatusui is broken again. It says "No specified printer" everytime. So if someone with time wants to debug this and share a patch, I'll be thankful since I don't have time to do it myself.

zeroflag commented on 2017-08-04 02:27 (UTC)

Dear Retzho, trust me I do not expect anything. I just wanted to help and contribute. I will not bother you anymore though. Take care. Bye.

reztho commented on 2017-08-02 16:57 (UTC) (edited on 2017-08-02 16:57 (UTC) by reztho)

My point is that they are different drivers, zeroflag. Printer compatibility is different, so if you have a printer which requires the UFR2 protocol, you'll have to install the cndrvcups-lb-* packages. If you have a printer which uses CAPT, you need this one. It's that simple. It doesn't make any sense to make this package depending on PPD files for non-compatible printers with CAPT. This is the file that provides Canon, no more, no less. Actually the cndrcups-lb-* packages are badly named. If you download the driver, you'll see the main file is called: cndrvcups-ufr2. It's confusing calling it cndrvcups-lb since it not only supports the Canon LBP* series: https://wiki.debian.org/PrinterDriver/Canon/UFR-II And yes, I know the package is outdated. When I made my comment, the package was already flagged out-of-date. This is AUR, noone can expect that I must update the package immediately. If you take a look to the PKGBUILD file of this package, you can imagine how time-consuming updating this package is.

zeroflag commented on 2017-08-02 07:29 (UTC)

Well, the current version comes only with: cndrvcups-capt-2.71-1.tar.gz and cndrvcups-common-3.21-1.tar.gz in the "Src" directory. Apparently, it misses the cndrvcups-lb-* which provides additional PPD files for many other i-Sensys printers. Nevertheless, this package is outdated. The current version link is as follows including SHA checksums for your reference. Thanks. http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/6/0100004596/05/linux-capt-drv-v271-uken.tar.gz * sha1sum: 78f144bc255725b9b4a78ffe1d1a169317c42a27 * sha256sum: 8565a2fdc4f452bb8cf97ceadadd6614d12eac73e253ac6d59e61b8abae941be

reztho commented on 2017-07-29 20:23 (UTC)

As far as my understanding goes, if you need that driver you don't need this one and vice versa, zeroflag.

zeroflag commented on 2017-07-27 00:10 (UTC)

Hi reztho, would you mind setting "cndrvcups-lb" as an optional dependency of this package? The "cndrvcups-lb" package contains more PPD files that are necessary to install many of today's Canon printers. Cheers!

zwastik commented on 2017-07-10 20:27 (UTC)

lpstat -p LBP3200 printer LBP3200 disabled since Mon 10 Jul 2017 16:05:08 -04 - ccp send_data error, exit any ideas?

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