How To Install cups-backend-bjnp on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-backend-bjnp on Debian 11.
What is cups-backend-bjnp
cups-backend-bjnp is:
This package provides a back-end for CUPS printing system to interface with Canon printers using the proprietary USB over IP BJNP protocol. This back-end allows Cups to print over the network to a Canon printer and was designed by reverse engineering the protocol.
There are three methods to install cups-backend-bjnp 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 cups-backend-bjnp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cups-backend-bjnp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cups-backend-bjnp
Install cups-backend-bjnp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cups-backend-bjnp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cups-backend-bjnp
Install cups-backend-bjnp 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 cups-backend-bjnp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cups-backend-bjnp
How To Uninstall cups-backend-bjnp on Debian 11
To uninstall only the cups-backend-bjnp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cups-backend-bjnp
Uninstall cups-backend-bjnp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cups-backend-bjnp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cups-backend-bjnp
Remove cups-backend-bjnp Configurations and Data
To remove cups-backend-bjnp configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cups-backend-bjnp
Remove cups-backend-bjnp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cups-backend-bjnp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cups-backend-bjnp
Dependencies
cups-backend-bjnp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-backend-bjnp package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.