How To Install foomatic-filters-beh on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install foomatic-filters-beh on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is foomatic-filters-beh
foomatic-filters-beh is:
Foomatic is a printer database designed to make it easier to set up common printers for use with UNIX-like operating systems. It provides the “glue” between a print spooler (like CUPS or lpr) and the printer, by processing files sent to the printer.
This package contains the backend error handler.
There are three methods to install foomatic-filters-beh on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install foomatic-filters-beh Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install foomatic-filters-beh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install foomatic-filters-beh
Install foomatic-filters-beh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install foomatic-filters-beh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install foomatic-filters-beh
Install foomatic-filters-beh 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 foomatic-filters-beh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install foomatic-filters-beh
How To Uninstall foomatic-filters-beh on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the foomatic-filters-beh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove foomatic-filters-beh
Uninstall foomatic-filters-beh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall foomatic-filters-beh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove foomatic-filters-beh
Remove foomatic-filters-beh Configurations and Data
To remove foomatic-filters-beh configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge foomatic-filters-beh
Remove foomatic-filters-beh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove foomatic-filters-beh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge foomatic-filters-beh
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install foomatic-filters-beh package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.