How To Install lpr on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lpr on Debian 9.
What is lpr
lpr is:
This is the BSD printer spooler and associated utilities. You can use this for local and remote printers.
If you install magicfilter or apsfilter (along with ghostscript), lpr will be able to automatically handle special file types (such as Postscript and PDF files).
There are three methods to install lpr on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lpr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lpr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lpr
Install lpr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lpr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lpr
Install lpr 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install lpr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lpr
How To Uninstall lpr on Debian 9
To uninstall only the lpr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lpr
Uninstall lpr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lpr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lpr
Remove lpr Configurations and Data
To remove lpr configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lpr
Remove lpr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lpr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lpr
Dependencies
lpr have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lpr package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.