How To Install lprng-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lprng-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lprng-doc
lprng-doc is:
The LPRng software is an enhanced, extended, and portable version of the Berkeley LPR software (the standards UNIX printer spooler) You can use this for local and remote printers. This is the documentation for LPRng
There are three methods to install lprng-doc 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 lprng-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lprng-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lprng-doc
Install lprng-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lprng-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lprng-doc
Install lprng-doc 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 lprng-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lprng-doc
How To Uninstall lprng-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lprng-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lprng-doc
Uninstall lprng-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lprng-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lprng-doc
Remove lprng-doc Configurations and Data
To remove lprng-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lprng-doc
Remove lprng-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lprng-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lprng-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lprng-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
