libieee1284-3-dev 0.2.11-5ubuntu3 (amd64 binary) in ubuntu lucid

 This library was designed to ease the use of the parallel port. It will
 automatically figure out which access method is available, depending on the
 running kernel and the permissions of the process.
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 It handles particular queries to the devices, like fetching the Device ID of
 a device.
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 This package contains the development files needed to build your applications
 using the libieee1284.