BSD Ports

print/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr 1.8.5 DragonFly

Epson Inkjet Printer Driver (ESC/P-R) for Linux

System
DragonFly
Repository
DPorts
Maintainer
[email protected] (as in FreeBSD)
License
GPLv2+
Categories
print
Package size
3525.7 KiB, 5941.5 KiB installed

Description

This software is a filter program used with Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) from the Linux. This can supply the high quality print with Seiko Epson Color Ink Jet Printers.

This product supports only EPSON ESC/P-R printers. This package can be used for all EPSON ESC/P-R printers.

For detail list of supported printer, please refer to below site: https://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/?OSC=LX

In the other systems

The newest version among them is 1.8.9, as upstream numbers it.

SystemPortVersionVulnerabilitiesStatusMaintainerLast update
DragonFlyprint/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr1.8.5 behind since 2026-09-07none known-[email protected]-
FreeBSDprint/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr1.8.5 behind since 2026-09-07none known-[email protected]-
OpenBSDprint/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr1.8.9 newestno data-Antoine Jacoutot <[email protected]>2026-09-07
NetBSDwip/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr by name1.7.9 behind since 2026-09-07none known-[email protected]-
HardenedBSDprint/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr1.8.5 behind since 2026-09-07no data-[email protected]-
GhostBSDprint/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr1.8.5 behind since 2026-09-07no data-[email protected]-

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Install

Binary package:

pkg install epson-inkjet-printer-escpr

From DPorts:

cd /usr/dports/print/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr && make install clean

Dependency graph

Ports that need it on the left, what it needs to run on the right; at most 8 of each. "Dependencies" below lists them all.

Dependencies

Run dependencies 2

No port depends on this one.

Configuration

No options to configure.

Service scripts
none

Message after installing

# Example to add printer
This is an example of how to set up EP-803AW (white color EP-803A).

1.  start cupsd

        service cupsd start

2.  find the PPD file for the printer

        lpinfo --make-and-model 'EPSON EP-803A' -m

    Use the first column.

3.  find the device-uri for the printer

        lpinfo -v

    USB printer (using result returned by lpinfo)

        usb://EPSON/EP-803A?serial=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX&interface=1

    USB printer (using device node directly)

        usb:/dev/ulpt0

      If printer cannot handle the reset on open, use /dev/unlpt0 instead.

    Network printer (using LPD Port)

        lpd://192.0.2.100:515/PASSTHRU

    Network printer (using PDL Data Streaming Port)

        socket://192.0.2.100:9100

4.  add the printer

    The following is an example of a command to use LPD port.

        lpadmin -p EPSON_EP-803AW \
          -m epson-inkjet-printer-escpr/Epson-EP-803A-epson-escpr-en.ppd \
          -v lpd://192.0.2.100:515/PASSTHRU \
          -D 'EPSON EP-803AW be careful of ink dripping :)'

    Specify the name of the printer in option -p.  
    Using the result of 2. for option -m.  
    Using the result of 3. for option -v.  
    Option -D is description of the printer.

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