Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install printer-driver-gutenprint on Kali Linux.
What is printer-driver-gutenprint
printer-driver-gutenprint is:
This package includes a CUPS driver based on Gutenprint.
The CUPS drivers contain all of the files needed to support
photo-quality printing on any printer supported by Gutenprint. You
can find out more about the Common UNIX Printing System (“CUPS”), an
IPP-based printing system for UNIX/Linux, at:
Gutenprint is the print facility for the GIMP, and in addition a
suite of drivers that may be used with common UNIX spooling systems
using GhostScript or CUPS. These drivers provide printing quality
for UNIX/Linux on a par with proprietary vendor-supplied drivers in
many cases, and can be used for many of the most demanding printing
tasks. Gutenprint was formerly known as Gimp-Print.
There are three methods to install printer-driver-gutenprint 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 printer-driver-gutenprint Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install printer-driver-gutenprint using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install printer-driver-gutenprintInstall printer-driver-gutenprint Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install printer-driver-gutenprint using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install printer-driver-gutenprintInstall printer-driver-gutenprint 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 update
After updating apt database, We can install printer-driver-gutenprint using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install printer-driver-gutenprint
How To Uninstall printer-driver-gutenprint on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the printer-driver-gutenprint package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove printer-driver-gutenprint
Uninstall printer-driver-gutenprint And Its Dependencies
To uninstall printer-driver-gutenprint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove printer-driver-gutenprint
Remove printer-driver-gutenprint Configurations and Data
To remove printer-driver-gutenprint configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge printer-driver-gutenprint
Remove printer-driver-gutenprint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove printer-driver-gutenprint configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge printer-driver-gutenprint
Dependencies
printer-driver-gutenprint have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install printer-driver-gutenprint package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
