How To Install cups-backend-bjnp on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-backend-bjnp on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• libc6
• libcups2

References

• cups-backend-bjnp website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-backend-bjnp package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.