How To Install lprng on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lprng on Debian 12.
What is lprng
lprng is:
The LPRng software is an enhanced, extended, and portable version of the Berkeley LPR software (the standards UNIX printer spooler) You can use this for local and remote printers.
There are three methods to install lprng on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lprng Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lprng using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lprng
Install lprng Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lprng using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lprng
Install lprng 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 lprng using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lprng
How To Uninstall lprng on Debian 12
To uninstall only the lprng package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lprng
Uninstall lprng And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lprng and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lprng
Remove lprng Configurations and Data
To remove lprng configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lprng
Remove lprng configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lprng configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lprng
Dependencies
lprng have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lprng package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.