How To Install libsane-hpaio on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsane-hpaio on Kali Linux.
What is libsane-hpaio
libsane-hpaio is:
The HP Linux Printing and Imaging System provides full support for printing on most HP SFP (single function peripheral) inkjets and many LaserJets, and for scanning, sending faxes and for photo-card access on most HP MFP (multi-function peripheral) printers.
This package contains the SANE backend libraries for use with HP Multi-function peripherals.
Users of hplip are advised to install the hplip{-gui} packages for command line and GUI tools associated with HPLIP.
This package is useful for a minimal footprint headless scanning solution.
There are three methods to install libsane-hpaio 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 libsane-hpaio Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsane-hpaio using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsane-hpaioInstall libsane-hpaio Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsane-hpaio using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsane-hpaioInstall libsane-hpaio 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsane-hpaio using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsane-hpaioHow To Uninstall libsane-hpaio on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libsane-hpaio package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsane-hpaioUninstall libsane-hpaio And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsane-hpaio and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsane-hpaioRemove libsane-hpaio Configurations and Data
To remove libsane-hpaio configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsane-hpaioRemove libsane-hpaio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsane-hpaio configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsane-hpaioDependencies
libsane-hpaio have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsane-hpaio package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
