How To Install gutenprint on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gutenprint on CentOS 7. gutenprint is Printer Drivers Package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gutenprint on CentOS 7.

What is gutenprint

Gutenprint is a package of high quality printer drivers for Linux, BSD, Solaris, IRIX, and other UNIX-alike operating systems. Gutenprint was formerly called Gimp-Print. Gutenprint is a package of high quality printer drivers for Linux, BSD, Solaris, IRIX, and other UNIX-alike operating systems. Gutenprint was formerly called Gimp-Print.

We can use yum or dnf to install gutenprint on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gutenprint.

Install gutenprint on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gutenprint using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gutenprint

Install gutenprint on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gutenprint using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gutenprint

How To Uninstall gutenprint on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the gutenprint package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gutenprint

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gutenprint on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.