Installing and Using Omni RPM Packages
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The following document will explain how to use the Omni Printer Device
driver RPM packages.

Due to the need to provide a simpler way to install and use the Omni
Printer Driver model on a system, we have developed a way to install just
the manufacturer of choice libraries on a system.  You will no longer
need to build the entire Omni package.

For the list of printers supported by the manufacturer, by model, please
refer to the Omni.readme.1st on our website.

Finding an RPM
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There are many places where RPMs can be found.  First, look on the RedHat
CDs under RedHat/RPMS.  Second, look the omni website at
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=18713 .  Third, look
at the RPM search site at http://www.rpmfind.net/ .

If you have previously installed RedHat's RHSA-2001:138-10 errata
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You may have already installed RedHat's RHSA-2001:138-10 errata at:
   http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-138.html

   rpm -Uvh foomatic-1.1-0.20011218.3.i386.rpm
            ghostscript-6.51-16.i386.rpm
            Omni-0.5.0-4.i386.rpm
            Omni-foomatic-0.5.0-4.i386.rpm
            printconf-0.3.61-3.i386.rpm
            printconf-gui-0.3.61-3.i386.rpm

If so, then add the --force option to the following install.

Installing the Omni driver RPM files
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Install our
      ghostscript RPM
         ghostscript-6.51-16omni.i386.rpm
      the entire omni build or install a specific vendor build (one of the following)
         OmniAll-0.6.1omni-4.i386.rpm
         OmniBrother-0.6.1omni-4.i386.rpm
         ...
         OmniStar-0.6.1omni-4.i386.rpm
      the corresponding foomatic package
         OmniAll-foomatic-0.6.1omni-4.i386.rpm
         OmniBrother-foomatic-0.6.1omni-4.i386.rpm
         ...
         OmniStar-foomatic-0.6.1omni-4.i386.rpm
      the optional Epson package
         OmniEpsonVendor-0.6.1omni-4.i386.rpm
      the cups package
         cups-1.1.14-10.i386.rpm
         cups-libs-1.1.14-10.i386.rpm
      the misceleanous cups package requirements
         chkconfig-1.3.4-1.i386.rpm
         ntsysv-1.3.4-1.i386.rpm
      and the omni dialog requirements
         gtkmm-1.2.5-1.i386.rpm
         libsigc++-1.0.1-0_helix_1.i386.rpm

Because of dependancy issues, you will have to install all of the packages
   at one time on the command line.

   rpm -Uvh ghostscript-6.51-16omni.i386.rpm
            OmniAll-0.6.1omni-4.i386.rpm
            OmniAll-foomatic-0.6.1omni-4.i386.rpm
            OmniEpsonVendor-0.6.1omni-4.i386.rpm
            cups-1.1.14-10.i386.rpm
            cups-libs-1.1.14-10.i386.rpm
            chkconfig-1.3.4-1.i386.rpm
            ntsysv-1.3.4-1.i386.rpm
            gtkmm-1.2.5-1.i386.rpm
            libsigc++-1.0.1-0_helix_1.i386.rpm

Usage:
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  Please refer to our file Usage for usage instructions.
  With this installation process, you will not need to set the
  LD_LIBRARY_PATH as stated in the Omni.readme.1st document.

Removal:
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  Remove by using the following command (following the above example):

    rpm -e OmniAll-0.6.1omni
           OmniAll-foomatic-0.6.1omni
           OmniEpsonVendor-0.6.1omni

Known problems:
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  Previous dependancy checking problems so you may have two installs of Omni.