How To Install lprng on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lprng on Kali Linux. lprng is lpr/lpd printer spooling system

Introduction

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

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 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 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 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 lprng using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lprng

How To Uninstall lprng on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lprng

Remove lprng Configurations and Data

To remove lprng configuration and data from Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.