How To Install gutenprint-locales on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gutenprint-locales on Kali Linux. gutenprint-locales is locale data files for Gutenprint

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gutenprint-locales on Kali Linux.

What is gutenprint-locales

gutenprint-locales is:

This package contains the i18n files of Gutenprint, used by libgutenprint9, printer-driver-gutenprint and escputil. It is also used by the Print plugin for the GIMP, gimp-gutenprint.

They are needed when you want the programs in Gutenprint to print their messages in other languages than US English.

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-locales on Kali Linux. 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-locales 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-locales using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gutenprint-locales

Install gutenprint-locales Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gutenprint-locales using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gutenprint-locales

Install gutenprint-locales Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gutenprint-locales using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gutenprint-locales

How To Uninstall gutenprint-locales on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gutenprint-locales

Uninstall gutenprint-locales And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gutenprint-locales and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gutenprint-locales

Remove gutenprint-locales Configurations and Data

To remove gutenprint-locales configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gutenprint-locales

Remove gutenprint-locales configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gutenprint-locales configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gutenprint-locales

Dependencies

gutenprint-locales have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gutenprint-locales package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.