How To Install cups-core-drivers on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-core-drivers on Kali Linux.
What is cups-core-drivers
cups-core-drivers is:
The Common UNIX Printing System (or CUPS(tm)) is a printing system and general replacement for lpd and the like. It supports the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP), and has its own filtering driver model for handling various document types.
This package provides the parts of CUPS which are needed for driverless printing on IPP printers with common data formats.
There are three methods to install cups-core-drivers 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-core-drivers Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install cups-core-drivers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cups-core-driversInstall cups-core-drivers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install cups-core-drivers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cups-core-driversInstall cups-core-drivers 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install cups-core-drivers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cups-core-driversHow To Uninstall cups-core-drivers on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the cups-core-drivers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cups-core-driversUninstall cups-core-drivers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cups-core-drivers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cups-core-driversRemove cups-core-drivers Configurations and Data
To remove cups-core-drivers configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cups-core-driversRemove cups-core-drivers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cups-core-drivers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cups-core-driversDependencies
cups-core-drivers have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-core-drivers package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.