How To Install ijsgutenprint on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ijsgutenprint on Debian 9.
What is ijsgutenprint
ijsgutenprint is:
This package contains the ijsgutenprint binary which provides Ghostscript with a Gutenprint driver, including all printers supported by Gutenprint. ijsgutenprint is an IJS server (driver), which communicates with Ghostscript (an IJS client) using the IJS (InkJet Server) communications protocol. IJS is a method for separating ghostscript drivers from ghostscript, to allow ghostscript to be more extensible.
If you wish to print using Ghostscript and the Gutenprint drivers, install this package. This is typical for LPRng setups. If you are using CUPS, printer-driver-gutenprint is a better choice, but this package will still work with the appropriate foomatic setup if you wish to make use of foomatic.
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 ijsgutenprint 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 ijsgutenprint Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ijsgutenprint using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ijsgutenprint
Install ijsgutenprint Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ijsgutenprint using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ijsgutenprint
Install ijsgutenprint 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 ijsgutenprint using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ijsgutenprint
How To Uninstall ijsgutenprint on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ijsgutenprint package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ijsgutenprint
Uninstall ijsgutenprint And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ijsgutenprint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ijsgutenprint
Remove ijsgutenprint Configurations and Data
To remove ijsgutenprint configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ijsgutenprint
Remove ijsgutenprint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ijsgutenprint configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ijsgutenprint
Dependencies
ijsgutenprint have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ijsgutenprint package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
