Can i custom install printer drivers later?

hello all. i just got a new HD for my macbook and i'm custom installing Mac OS X to save disk space i'm tight on. I'm not installing the extra language stuff and printer drivers. However, I was wondering if I find down the road that I need some printer drivers, can i just install them later with my Mac OS X disk (without having to do a reinstall of the entire OS)?
I'm still relatively new to the mac world, so sorry for the ignorance!
Thanks!
MacBook 2GHz Mac OS X (10.4.7)

However, I was wondering
if I find down the road that I need some printer
drivers, can i just install them later with my Mac OS
X disk (without having to do a reinstall of the
entire OS)?
Absolutely. You can install them using the "Optional Installs.pkg" that should be on your install disk. If you don't find "Optional Installs.pkg" you can find the individual packages in /System/Installation/Packages. If it is the Gimp-Print/Gutenprnt drivers that you want, get the latest from the project page.
Matt
Mac Mini G4; B&W G3/300

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