How To Install gutenprint-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gutenprint-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gutenprint-doc
gutenprint-doc is:
This package contains a user guide for programs using the Gutenprint library for photographic quality printing. Currently this covers using the Print plugin for the GIMP and the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS).
Gutenprint is the print facility for the GIMP, and in addition a suite of drivers that may be used with common UNIX spooling systems using GhostScript or CUPS. These drivers provide printing quality for UNIX/Linux on a par with proprietary vendor-supplied drivers in many cases, and can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks. Gutenprint was formerly known as Gimp-Print.
There are three methods to install gutenprint-doc 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 gutenprint-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gutenprint-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gutenprint-doc
Install gutenprint-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gutenprint-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gutenprint-doc
Install gutenprint-doc 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 gutenprint-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gutenprint-doc
How To Uninstall gutenprint-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gutenprint-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gutenprint-doc
Uninstall gutenprint-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gutenprint-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gutenprint-doc
Remove gutenprint-doc Configurations and Data
To remove gutenprint-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gutenprint-doc
Remove gutenprint-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gutenprint-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gutenprint-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gutenprint-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
