Provides a CUPS server with drivers for all EPSON old printer drivers
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Docker container for old EPSON printers on basis of Debian Jessie.
Some friends of mine had an old EPSON printer for which no current drivers are available. So I decided to build a docker container which provides a CUPS server and the drivers for their printer. After all it would have been cheaper, if they just bought a new printer ;-) ...
But nevertheless I've had fun creating a solution and on the other hand it could also be helpful for others. It should be quite easy to modify the build script so that other printer drivers are included.
The built image is self-contained in means of provides an interface that explains how to use it.
docker run --rm -i thednp/cups-docker:epson-amd64-v1.0.0
This results in:
thednp/cups-docker:epson-amd64-v1.0.0 provides a CUPS server with drivers for all EPSON printer drivers located under:
https://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/op/stable/debian/dists/lsb3.2/main/
This image provides the following commands:
start-cups The actual entry point to start the CUPS server
in an container instance.
container-handler Dump a script that allows you to integrate the
CUPS server within your init system.
help Print this help message.
Install and use cups-docker on your system as follows:
docker run --rm -i thednp/cups-docker:epson-amd64-v1.0.0 container-handler > cups-docker
chmod +x cups-docker
sudo ./cups-docker connect # after that restart your local CUPS
./cups-docker start
Now you can integrate 'cups-docker' with your init system or autostart it, when
you log in to your desktop environment.
When you read this output carefully and follow its steps everything should be clear and self-explaining.
See https://github.com/docdnp/cups-docker for code and more detailed information.
Content type
Image
Digest
sha256:a21e6df42…
Size
459.8 MB
Last updated
almost 4 years ago
docker pull thednp/cups-docker