FIX: Samsung Mxxxx and CLxxxx on Debian distros - Splix package

[Tuxpan.LV]

Team,
       I wanted to post this for anybody who might be having printing issues with the later Samsung Laser printers, such as Mxxxx and CLxxxx printers. After reading a Debian forum post, I discovered that most Debian distros will install the 'uld' installer, but give a "Filter" error when attempting to print. This can be resolved by installing a "Ghostspript", with other additional dependencies, or some models can be resolved by installing the "Splix" package. Here is a description of the package:

Package: printer-driver-splix (2.0.0+svn315-7)
Links for printer-driver-splix
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Debian Resources:

Download Source Package splix:

    [splix_2.0.0+svn315-7.dsc]
    [splix_2.0.0+svn315.orig.tar.gz]
    [splix_2.0.0+svn315-7.debian.tar.xz]

Maintainers:

    Debian Printing Team (QA Page, Mail Archive)
    Luca Niccoli (QA Page)

External Resources:

    Homepage [splix.ap2c.org]

Similar packages:

    printer-driver-sag-gdi
    printer-driver-hpijs
    ghostscript
    apsfilter
    hplip
    cups-filters-core-drivers
    printer-driver-foo2zjs
    sane-airscan
    escputil
    printer-driver-pnm2ppa
    printer-driver-fujixerox

Driver for Samsung and Xerox SPL2 and SPLc laser printers

Support for printing to SPL2- and SPLc-based printers. These are most of the cheaper Samsung laser printers which do not understand standard languages like PostScript or PCL. Both monochrome (ML-15xx, ML-16xx, ML-17xx, ML-2xxx) and color (CLP-5xx, CLP-6xx) models are supported. Also some rebranded Samsungs like the Xerox Phaser 6100 work with this driver.

Note that older SPL1-based models (ML-12xx, ML-14xx) do not work. Use these printers with the older "gdi" driver which is built into GhostScript.

This is the package that solved all my issues. In my case, I installed the uld provided here, and then just installed the Splix package. I then added my printed, and chose the appropriate driver for my printer, and.... No More "Filter" failure issues. I hope this helps others, so that they don't have to spend sleepless nights trying to figure this out.

Tuxpan.LV