How To Install hp-ppd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hp-ppd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is hp-ppd
hp-ppd is:
Because PostScript is just a page description language, there is a need to provide a mechanism for a print spooler to customize the PostScript Job to the actual printer device.
A PPD (PostScript Printer Definitions) specify the device specific PostScript commands needed to utilize printer features (such as printing quality, paper tray, duplex printing).
This package contains some PPDs for HP printers that are not in package linuxprinting.org-ppds
There are three methods to install hp-ppd 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 hp-ppd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hp-ppd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hp-ppd
Install hp-ppd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hp-ppd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hp-ppd
Install hp-ppd 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 hp-ppd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hp-ppd
How To Uninstall hp-ppd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the hp-ppd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hp-ppd
Uninstall hp-ppd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hp-ppd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hp-ppd
Remove hp-ppd Configurations and Data
To remove hp-ppd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hp-ppd
Remove hp-ppd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hp-ppd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hp-ppd
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hp-ppd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
