How To Install libgutenprint-common on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgutenprint-common
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libgutenprint-common
libgutenprint-common is:
This package includes the Gutenprint printer definitions needed by libgutenprint9 to run programs using Gutenprint drivers.
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 libgutenprint-common
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgutenprint-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgutenprint-common
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgutenprint-common
Install libgutenprint-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgutenprint-common
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgutenprint-common
Install libgutenprint-common 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 libgutenprint-common
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgutenprint-common
How To Uninstall libgutenprint-common on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libgutenprint-common
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgutenprint-common
Uninstall libgutenprint-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgutenprint-common
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgutenprint-common
Remove libgutenprint-common Configurations and Data
To remove libgutenprint-common
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgutenprint-common
Remove libgutenprint-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgutenprint-common
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgutenprint-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgutenprint-common
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.