How To Install mtink on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mtink on Debian 10.
What is mtink
mtink is:
This is a printer status monitor which enables to get the remaining ink quantity, to print test patterns, to reset printer and to clean nozzles.
Although it mainly targets Epson printers, certain HP and Canon models are supported.
There are three methods to install mtink on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mtink Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mtink using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mtink
Install mtink Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mtink using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mtink
Install mtink 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 mtink using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mtink
How To Uninstall mtink on Debian 10
To uninstall only the mtink package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mtink
Uninstall mtink And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mtink and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mtink
Remove mtink Configurations and Data
To remove mtink configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mtink
Remove mtink configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mtink configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mtink
Dependencies
mtink have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mtink package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
