How To Install libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl
libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl is:
Gtk2::Ex::PrintDialog implements a dialog widget that can be used to print PostScript data. It is intended to be a lightweight and pure-perl alternative to the Gnome2::Print libraries.
libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl uses a simple system of operating-system specific backends that are used to do the job of printing. Currently, only a generic Linux/Unix backend (implemented using Net::CUPS) is available, more will be added in the future.
The dialog itself is intended to comply with the GNOME Human Interface Guidelines (HIG). It allows the user to print to any printer installed on the system, or to an external command such as lpr, or to print a PostScript or PDF file.
There are three methods to install libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl
Install libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl
Install libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl
How To Uninstall libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl
Uninstall libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl
Remove libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl
Remove libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk2-ex-printdialog-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
