How To Install p910nd on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install p910nd on Debian 10.
What is p910nd
p910nd is:
p910nd is a small daemon that copies any data received on the port it is listening on to the corresponding printer port.
It is primarily intended for diskless Linux hosts running as printer drivers but there is no reason why it could not be used on diskful hosts.
Port 9100 is copied to /dev/lp0, 9101 to /dev/lp1 and 9102 to /dev/lp2. The default is port 9100 to /dev/lp0.
There are three methods to install p910nd on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install p910nd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install p910nd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install p910nd
Install p910nd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install p910nd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install p910nd
Install p910nd 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 p910nd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install p910nd
How To Uninstall p910nd on Debian 10
To uninstall only the p910nd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove p910nd
Uninstall p910nd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall p910nd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove p910nd
Remove p910nd Configurations and Data
To remove p910nd configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge p910nd
Remove p910nd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove p910nd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge p910nd
Dependencies
p910nd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install p910nd package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.