How To Install hplip-gui on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hplip-gui on Debian 11.
What is hplip-gui
hplip-gui is:
The HP Linux Printing and Imaging System provides full support for printing on most HP SFP (single function peripheral) inkjets and many LaserJets, and for scanning, sending faxes and for photo-card access on most HP MFP (multi-function peripheral) printers.
This package contains utilities with graphical user interface (GUI) for HPLIP: HP Toolbox, HP Fax, …
Note that all GUI utilities are based on the Qt GUI environment. There are currently no equivalent utilities based on GTK+.
There are three methods to install hplip-gui on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hplip-gui Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hplip-gui using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hplip-gui
Install hplip-gui Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hplip-gui using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hplip-gui
Install hplip-gui 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 hplip-gui using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hplip-gui
How To Uninstall hplip-gui on Debian 11
To uninstall only the hplip-gui package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hplip-gui
Uninstall hplip-gui And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hplip-gui and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hplip-gui
Remove hplip-gui Configurations and Data
To remove hplip-gui configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hplip-gui
Remove hplip-gui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hplip-gui configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hplip-gui
Dependencies
hplip-gui have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hplip-gui package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.