How To Install pappl on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pappl
on Fedora 36.
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.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install pappl
on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pappl.
Install pappl on Fedora 36 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install pappl
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pappl
Install pappl on Fedora 36 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
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 36
To uninstall only the pappl
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pappl
pappl Package Contents on Fedora 36
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title: "How To Install pappl on Fedora 36"
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description: "In this tutorial we learn how to install pappl in Fedora 36. pappl is Printer Application Framework (PAPPL)"
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## Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install `pappl` on Fedora 36.
### 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.
We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `pappl` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pappl.
## Install pappl on Fedora 36 Using dnf
Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.
```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install pappl
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pappl
Install pappl on Fedora 36 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
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 36
To uninstall only the pappl
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pappl
pappl Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8f
/usr/lib/.build-id/8f/4c1360be02492c665795dcc4106712f80e24e8
/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/EMBEDDED.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
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pappl
on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
/usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/99 /usr/lib/.build-id/99/0fe9a5d48cc2979f93737ea6ad0e8a22905e96 /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/EMBEDDED.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)
## Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install `pappl` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).