How To Install libprintsys on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprintsys on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 libprintsys using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libprintsys
How To Uninstall libprintsys on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libprintsys
Remove libprintsys Configurations and Data
To remove libprintsys configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprintsys package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
