How To Install cpdb-backend-file on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpdb-backend-file on Ubuntu 22.04. cpdb-backend-file is Common Print Dialog Backends - Print-to-File Backend

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpdb-backend-file on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cpdb-backend-file

cpdb-backend-file is:

This is the Print-to-File backend for print dialogs using the Common Print Dialog Backends concept of OpenPrinting. It makes the dialog list one single print queue and if you print to it, the data is put into a PDF file and not sent to a printer.

There are three methods to install cpdb-backend-file on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cpdb-backend-file Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cpdb-backend-file

Install cpdb-backend-file Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cpdb-backend-file using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cpdb-backend-file

Install cpdb-backend-file 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install cpdb-backend-file using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cpdb-backend-file

How To Uninstall cpdb-backend-file on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the cpdb-backend-file package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cpdb-backend-file

Uninstall cpdb-backend-file And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cpdb-backend-file and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cpdb-backend-file

Remove cpdb-backend-file Configurations and Data

To remove cpdb-backend-file configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cpdb-backend-file

Remove cpdb-backend-file configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cpdb-backend-file configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cpdb-backend-file

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpdb-backend-file package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.