How To Install lprint on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install lprint on Debian 11. lprint is Label Printer

Introduction

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

What is lprint

lprint is:

LPrint implements printing for a variety of common label and receipt printers connected via network or USB. Features include:

  • A single executable handles spooling, status, and server functionality
  • Multiple printer support
  • Each printer implements an IPP Everywhere?? print service and is compatible with the driverless printing support in iOS, macOS, and Linux clients
  • Each printer can support options such as label modes, tear-off offsets, media tracking, media top offset, print darkness, resolution, roll selection, and speed
  • Each printer can print ??raw??, Apple/PWG Raster, and/or PNG files
  • Each printer automatically recovers from out-of-media, power loss, and disconnected/bad cable issues

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lprint

Install lprint Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lprint

Install lprint 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 lprint using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lprint

How To Uninstall lprint on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove lprint

Uninstall lprint And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lprint

Remove lprint Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lprint

Remove lprint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lprint

Dependencies

lprint have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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