How To Install gpr on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpr on Debian 11. gpr is GUI for lpr

Introduction

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

What is gpr

gpr is:

gpr is a graphical interface to lpr that provides for easy configuration of printer-specific options. gpr interfaces with a PostScript printer’s PPD file to create a user-interface of configurable options. Based upon user choice, the device-specific option code is then inserted into the PostScript job and sent to the printer. This can be used to tell the printer to duplex or staple the print job, or tell it what paper tray to draw paper from. NOTE: gpr will detect if the file to be print is postscript, and, if not, it will call a2ps to preprocess it before sending it to ppdfilt and to lpr.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gpr

Install gpr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gpr

Install gpr 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 gpr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gpr

How To Uninstall gpr on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove gpr

Uninstall gpr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpr

Remove gpr Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gpr

Remove gpr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpr

Dependencies

gpr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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