How To Install cloudprint on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install cloudprint on Debian 9. cloudprint is Google Cloud Print proxy

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cloudprint on Debian 9.

What is cloudprint

cloudprint is:

Worker script to support a Google Cloud Print proxy. This can make locally-configured printers to be accessed by local or remote users over Cloud Print.

There are three methods to install cloudprint on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cloudprint Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cloudprint using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cloudprint

Install cloudprint Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cloudprint using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cloudprint

Install cloudprint 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install cloudprint using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cloudprint

How To Uninstall cloudprint on Debian 9

To uninstall only the cloudprint package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cloudprint

Uninstall cloudprint And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cloudprint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cloudprint

Remove cloudprint Configurations and Data

To remove cloudprint configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cloudprint

Remove cloudprint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cloudprint configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cloudprint

Dependencies

cloudprint have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cloudprint package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.