How To Install libgutenprint-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgutenprint-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libgutenprint-doc is documentation for the Gutenprint printer driver library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgutenprint-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgutenprint-doc

libgutenprint-doc is:

This package contains lots of info-files, DVI docs and other documentation about the Gutenprint library for photo-quality printing.

Install this package if you want to have lots of info about the Gutenprint library when you’re programming.

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 libgutenprint-doc 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 libgutenprint-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgutenprint-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgutenprint-doc

Install libgutenprint-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgutenprint-doc

Install libgutenprint-doc 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 libgutenprint-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgutenprint-doc

How To Uninstall libgutenprint-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgutenprint-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgutenprint-doc

Uninstall libgutenprint-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgutenprint-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgutenprint-doc

Remove libgutenprint-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libgutenprint-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgutenprint-doc

Remove libgutenprint-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgutenprint-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgutenprint-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.