How To Install gtklp on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtklp on Debian 12.
What is gtklp
gtklp is:
GtkLP lets you print files under the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS). Written in GTK+ 2.0 and for the GNOME desktop environment, it supports multiple option settings for each printer it knows, with all the standard CUPS options available.
Other features include localized dialogs for several languages, as well as multiple interfaces; with a little more effort, you can use GtkLP as a drop-in replacement for `lp'.
There are three methods to install gtklp on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gtklp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gtklp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gtklp
Install gtklp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gtklp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gtklp
Install gtklp 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 gtklp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gtklp
How To Uninstall gtklp on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gtklp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gtklp
Uninstall gtklp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gtklp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtklp
Remove gtklp Configurations and Data
To remove gtklp configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gtklp
Remove gtklp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gtklp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtklp
Dependencies
gtklp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtklp package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.