How To Install foomatic-db-gutenprint on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install foomatic-db-gutenprint on Debian 9.
What is foomatic-db-gutenprint
foomatic-db-gutenprint is:
Foomatic is a printing system designed to make it easier to set up common printers for use with Debian (and other operating systems). It provides the “glue” between a print spooler (like CUPS or lpr) and your actual printer, by telling your computer how to process files sent to the printer.
This package includes support for printers using the Gutenprint printer driver suite.
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 foomatic-db-gutenprint 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 foomatic-db-gutenprint Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install foomatic-db-gutenprint using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install foomatic-db-gutenprint
Install foomatic-db-gutenprint Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install foomatic-db-gutenprint using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install foomatic-db-gutenprint
Install foomatic-db-gutenprint 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 foomatic-db-gutenprint using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install foomatic-db-gutenprint
How To Uninstall foomatic-db-gutenprint on Debian 9
To uninstall only the foomatic-db-gutenprint package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove foomatic-db-gutenprint
Uninstall foomatic-db-gutenprint And Its Dependencies
To uninstall foomatic-db-gutenprint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove foomatic-db-gutenprint
Remove foomatic-db-gutenprint Configurations and Data
To remove foomatic-db-gutenprint configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge foomatic-db-gutenprint
Remove foomatic-db-gutenprint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove foomatic-db-gutenprint configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge foomatic-db-gutenprint
Dependencies
foomatic-db-gutenprint have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install foomatic-db-gutenprint package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
