How To Install vtprint on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vtprint on Debian 9.
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 9. 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 9
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 9, 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 9 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 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
