Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-filters-core-drivers on Kali Linux.
What is cups-filters-core-drivers
cups-filters-core-drivers is:
This package provides additional CUPS filters which are not provided
by the CUPS project itself. This includes filters for a PDF based
printing workflow.
This package contains only the filters needed for driverless printing of
PDF input files on IPP printers with known, common languages (PDF,
PostScript, PWG Raster, Apple Raster, PCL).
There are three methods to install cups-filters-core-drivers on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cups-filters-core-drivers Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install cups-filters-core-drivers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cups-filters-core-driversInstall cups-filters-core-drivers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cups-filters-core-drivers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cups-filters-core-driversInstall cups-filters-core-drivers Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install cups-filters-core-drivers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cups-filters-core-drivers
How To Uninstall cups-filters-core-drivers on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the cups-filters-core-drivers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cups-filters-core-drivers
Uninstall cups-filters-core-drivers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cups-filters-core-drivers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cups-filters-core-drivers
Remove cups-filters-core-drivers Configurations and Data
To remove cups-filters-core-drivers configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cups-filters-core-drivers
Remove cups-filters-core-drivers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cups-filters-core-drivers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cups-filters-core-drivers
Dependencies
cups-filters-core-drivers have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-filters-core-drivers package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
