Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apsfilter on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is apsfilter
apsfilter is:
apsfilter makes printing many file formats much easier. It features
on-the-fly decompression and conversion, and works on both PostScript
and non-PostScript (via Ghostscript) graphical printers.
Among the supported formats are: gzip, bzip2, compress, freeze, pack,
ASCII, BMP, data (PCL, etc.), DVI, FBM, FIG, FITS, GIF, Group 3 fax,
HTML, IFF ILBM, JPEG, Kodak Photo CD, MGR, MIFF, PBM/PGM/PNM/PPM, PDF,
PNG, PostScript, RLE, SGI, Sketch, Sun raster, Targa, TIFF, troff, WPG,
X pixmap, XCF. Note that actual support depends on the installed
filter programs.
There are three methods to install apsfilter on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install apsfilter Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install apsfilter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apsfilter
Install apsfilter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apsfilter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apsfilter
Install apsfilter Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install apsfilter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apsfilter
How To Uninstall apsfilter on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the apsfilter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apsfilter
Uninstall apsfilter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apsfilter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apsfilter
Remove apsfilter Configurations and Data
To remove apsfilter configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apsfilter
Remove apsfilter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apsfilter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apsfilter
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apsfilter package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
