How To Install cloudprint-service on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install cloudprint-service on Debian 9. cloudprint-service is provide a service for sharing printers on Google Cloud Print

Introduction

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

What is cloudprint-service

cloudprint-service is:

Share locally-defined CUPS printers with the Google Cloud Print service. The printers can be accessed locally or remotely by authorized users via multiple platforms.

There are three methods to install cloudprint-service 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-service 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-service using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cloudprint-service

Install cloudprint-service Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cloudprint-service

Install cloudprint-service 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-service using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cloudprint-service

How To Uninstall cloudprint-service on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove cloudprint-service

Uninstall cloudprint-service And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cloudprint-service

Remove cloudprint-service Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cloudprint-service

Remove cloudprint-service configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cloudprint-service

Dependencies

cloudprint-service have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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