How To Install vtprint on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install vtprint on Debian 11. vtprint is Prints to term emulator via ANSI codes

Introduction

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

What is vtprint

vtprint is:

This program allows users to print from a remote UNIX host to a printer attached to their local terminal or emulator, which makes it great for printing files at home, etc. (It only does text files, though.)

There are three methods to install vtprint 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 vtprint Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vtprint

Install vtprint Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vtprint

Install vtprint 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 vtprint using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vtprint

How To Uninstall vtprint on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove vtprint

Uninstall vtprint And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vtprint

Remove vtprint Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vtprint

Remove vtprint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vtprint

Dependencies

vtprint have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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