How To Install pappl on Fedora 34

pappl is Printer Application Framework (PAPPL) Printer Application Framework (PAPPL)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pappl on Fedora 34.

What is `pappl`

PAPPL is a simple C-based framework/library for developing CUPS Printer Applications, which are the recommended replacement for printer drivers. PAPPL supports JPEG, PNG, PWG Raster, Apple Raster, and “raw” printing to printers connected via USB and network (AppSocket/JetDirect) connections. PAPPL provides access to the printer via its embedded IPP Everywhere™ service, either local to the computer or on your whole network, which can then be discovered and used by any application. PAPPL is licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0 with an exception to allow linking against GPL2/LGPL2 software (like older versions of CUPS), so it can be used freely in any project you’d like. pappl 1.0.3 1.fc34 x86_64 202 k pappl-1.0.3-1.fc34.src.rpm updates Printer Application Framework (PAPPL) https ASL 2.0 PAPPL is a simple C-based framework/library for developing CUPS Printer Applications, which are the recommended replacement for printer drivers. PAPPL supports JPEG, PNG, PWG Raster, Apple Raster, and “raw” printing to printers connected via USB and network (AppSocket/JetDirect) connections. PAPPL provides access to the printer via its embedded IPP Everywhere™ service, either local to the computer or on your whole network, which can then be discovered and used by any application. PAPPL is licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0 with an exception to allow linking against GPL2/LGPL2 software (like older versions of CUPS), so it can be used freely in any project you’d like.

We can use yum or dnf to install pappl on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pappl.

Install pappl on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install pappl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pappl

Install pappl on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install pappl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pappl

How To Uninstall pappl on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove pappl

pappl Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d8
/usr/lib/.build-id/d8/98d6d3da8a8e9282741c4c94f3c684b3a484b2
/usr/lib64/libpappl.so.1
/usr/share/doc/pappl
/usr/share/doc/pappl/BUILD.md
/usr/share/doc/pappl/CHANGES.md
/usr/share/doc/pappl/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
/usr/share/doc/pappl/CONTRIBUTING.md
/usr/share/doc/pappl/README.md
/usr/share/doc/pappl/SECURITY.md
/usr/share/licenses/pappl
/usr/share/licenses/pappl/LICENSE
/usr/share/licenses/pappl/NOTICE
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e8
/usr/lib/.build-id/e8/68aaa210b8e333e675438b007eb49822a554a0
/usr/lib/libpappl.so.1
/usr/share/doc/pappl
/usr/share/doc/pappl/BUILD.md
/usr/share/doc/pappl/CHANGES.md
/usr/share/doc/pappl/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
/usr/share/doc/pappl/CONTRIBUTING.md
/usr/share/doc/pappl/README.md
/usr/share/doc/pappl/SECURITY.md
/usr/share/licenses/pappl
/usr/share/licenses/pappl/LICENSE
/usr/share/licenses/pappl/NOTICE

References

[pappl website](https://www.msweet.org/pappl https://www.msweet.org/pappl)

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pappl on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.