How To Install libprintsys on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libprintsys on Kali Linux. libprintsys is printcap parser, helper for gnulprs printfilters

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libprintsys on Kali Linux.

What is libprintsys

libprintsys is:

this package installs the libprintsys libraries and /usr/lib/printfilters/pcap, a small utility that parses /etc/printcap

There are three methods to install libprintsys 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 libprintsys Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libprintsys

Install libprintsys Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libprintsys using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libprintsys

Install libprintsys 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 libprintsys using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libprintsys

How To Uninstall libprintsys on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libprintsys package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libprintsys

Uninstall libprintsys And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libprintsys and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libprintsys

Remove libprintsys Configurations and Data

To remove libprintsys configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libprintsys

Remove libprintsys configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libprintsys

Dependencies

libprintsys have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libprintsys package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.