How To Install ipp-usb on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipp-usb on Kali Linux. ipp-usb is Daemon for IPP over USB printer support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipp-usb on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 ipp-usb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ipp-usb

How To Uninstall ipp-usb on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.