How To Install libpaper-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpaper-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpaper-utils
libpaper-utils is:
The libpaper paper-handling library automates recognition of many different paper types and sizes for programs that need to deal with printed output.
This package contains utilities for setting the system’s default paper type and for accessing paper type information from shell scripts.
There are three methods to install libpaper-utils 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 libpaper-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpaper-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpaper-utils
Install libpaper-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpaper-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpaper-utils
Install libpaper-utils 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 libpaper-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpaper-utils
How To Uninstall libpaper-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpaper-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpaper-utils
Uninstall libpaper-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpaper-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpaper-utils
Remove libpaper-utils Configurations and Data
To remove libpaper-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpaper-utils
Remove libpaper-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpaper-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpaper-utils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpaper-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
