How To Install printcore on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install printcore on Debian 11. printcore is 3D printer host core commands

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install printcore on Debian 11.

What is printcore

printcore is:

Printrun is a full suite of host interfaces for 3D printers and CNC, consisting of:

  • printcore, a standalone non-interactive G-Code sender
  • pronsole, an interactive command-line host
  • pronterface, a graphical host software with the same functionality as pronsole

Together with Slic3r they form a powerful 3d printing toolchain.

This package contains printcore, the G-Code sender.

There are three methods to install printcore on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install printcore Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install printcore using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install printcore

Install printcore Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install printcore using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install printcore

Install printcore 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 printcore using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install printcore

How To Uninstall printcore on Debian 11

To uninstall only the printcore package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove printcore

Uninstall printcore And Its Dependencies

To uninstall printcore and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove printcore

Remove printcore Configurations and Data

To remove printcore configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge printcore

Remove printcore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove printcore configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge printcore

Dependencies

printcore have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install printcore package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.