How To Install ipp-usb on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipp-usb on Debian 12.
What is ipp-usb
ipp-usb is:
ipp-usb is a userland driver for USB devices (printers, scanners, MFC), supporting the IPP over USB protocol. It enables these USB devices to be seen as regular network printers.
It is designed to be a replacement of ippusbxd daemon, previously used for this purpose. It has a greatly rethought architecture, in comparison with ippusbxd, and fixes all of its major flaws and issues.
There are three methods to install ipp-usb on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ipp-usb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ipp-usb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ipp-usb
Install ipp-usb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ipp-usb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ipp-usb
Install ipp-usb 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 ipp-usb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ipp-usb
How To Uninstall ipp-usb on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ipp-usb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ipp-usb
Uninstall ipp-usb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ipp-usb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ipp-usb
Remove ipp-usb Configurations and Data
To remove ipp-usb configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ipp-usb
Remove ipp-usb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ipp-usb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ipp-usb
Dependencies
ipp-usb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipp-usb package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
