How To Install gutenprint-cups on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gutenprint-cups on Rocky Linux 8. gutenprint-cups is CUPS drivers for Canon, Epson, HP and compatible printers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gutenprint-cups on Rocky Linux 8.

What is gutenprint-cups

This package contains native CUPS support for a wide range of Canon, Epson, HP and compatible printers.

We can use yum or dnf to install gutenprint-cups on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gutenprint-cups.

Install gutenprint-cups on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gutenprint-cups using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gutenprint-cups

Install gutenprint-cups on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gutenprint-cups using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gutenprint-cups

How To Uninstall gutenprint-cups on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the gutenprint-cups package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gutenprint-cups

gutenprint-cups Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/cups-calibrate
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/33
/usr/lib/.build-id/33/daa99b94b6d6bff7ccf29dd13661d34932123c
/usr/lib/.build-id/42
/usr/lib/.build-id/42/d54aed8efacb0bd8ccb70b47cb3cbe1c825b98
/usr/lib/.build-id/60
/usr/lib/.build-id/60/ed301a1e89ac0145043d23e88211b2ab4f17e5
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d/32d9760f73c405ed6283d8818e05f218e62f18
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b/72c875475ac9ac25074554c6d9b81d675671fd
/usr/lib/.build-id/99
/usr/lib/.build-id/99/0e5eb90e8ba94567ccca0a47ef038d8b56dced
/usr/lib/.build-id/cc
/usr/lib/.build-id/cc/2ffbb47fe529fb3a29e46e2b9eae16a9e88c0b
/usr/lib/cups/backend/gutenprint52+usb
/usr/lib/cups/driver/gutenprint.5.2
/usr/lib/cups/filter/commandtocanon
/usr/lib/cups/filter/commandtoepson
/usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertogutenprint.5.2
/usr/sbin/cups-genppd.5.2
/usr/sbin/cups-genppdupdate
/usr/share/cups/calibrate.ppm
/usr/share/cups/usb/net.sf.gimp-print.usb-quirks
/usr/share/man/man8/cups-calibrate.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/cups-genppd.5.2.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/cups-genppd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/cups-genppdupdate.8.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gutenprint-cups on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.