How To Install cups-ppdc on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-ppdc on Debian 10.
What is cups-ppdc
cups-ppdc 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 utilities to generate and manipulate PPD files.
There are three methods to install cups-ppdc on Debian 10. 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-ppdc 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-ppdc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cups-ppdc
Install cups-ppdc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cups-ppdc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cups-ppdc
Install cups-ppdc 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-ppdc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cups-ppdc
How To Uninstall cups-ppdc on Debian 10
To uninstall only the cups-ppdc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cups-ppdc
Uninstall cups-ppdc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cups-ppdc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cups-ppdc
Remove cups-ppdc Configurations and Data
To remove cups-ppdc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cups-ppdc
Remove cups-ppdc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cups-ppdc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cups-ppdc
Dependencies
cups-ppdc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-ppdc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.