That zip file contains an rpm package that has the PPD files. You'll need to be on an RPM-based distro to install it as-is, or use a tool to unpack it.
What distro are you running?
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I am using PopOS!, so Ubuntu
So you’ll need 2 commands: rpm2cpio and cpio.
For example:
rpm2cpio mypackage.rpm | cpio -idmv
For reference, I found this by searching for “unpack RPM”. That led me to this NixCraft article. Several other links had similar info.
I'm very out of the loop regarding RPM, but doesn't 7zip handle all that in one step? Or never did?
Not that I've heard of this. This isn't a compressed package in the same way a zip is, it's an application package.
An application package is a compressed file with extra conventions. I think rpm packages are usually compressed with xz, but might use a different compression program. If I'm understanding what I'm reading correctly, rpm2cpio does some introspection to determine with extraction program to use. Maybe 7zip does the same thing, or maybe it works if the rpm was compressed with a compatible program.
So I tested around and, in fact, 7zip can not immediately decompress rpms. Sorta the same with debs, it decompresses them into an intermediary format which seems to just be a tarfile but still 7zip can't do it "recursively".
Is you're printer on the same Wifi as your computer?
It's connected via USB