How To Install printer-driver-brlaser on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install printer-driver-brlaser on Kali Linux. printer-driver-brlaser is printer driver for (some) Brother laser printers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install printer-driver-brlaser on Kali Linux.

What is printer-driver-brlaser

printer-driver-brlaser is:

CUPS filter driver supporting (some) Brother laser printer.

This driver has been reported to work with these printers:

  • Brother DCP-1510
  • Brother DCP-1602
  • Brother DCP-7030
  • Brother DCP-7040
  • Brother DCP-7055
  • Brother DCP-7055W
  • Brother DCP-7060D
  • Brother DCP-7065DN
  • Brother DCP-7080
  • Brother DCP-L2500D
  • Brother DCP-L2540DW
  • Brother HL-1110 series
  • Brother HL-1200 series
  • Brother HL-L2300D series
  • Brother HL-L2320D series
  • Brother HL-L2340D series
  • Brother HL-L2360D series
  • Brother MFC-1910W
  • Brother MFC-7240
  • Brother MFC-7360N
  • Brother MFC-7365DN
  • Brother MFC-7840W
  • Brother MFC-L2710DW
  • Lenovo M7605D This package contains the CUPS filter driver for the supported laser printers.

There are three methods to install printer-driver-brlaser 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 printer-driver-brlaser Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install printer-driver-brlaser using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install printer-driver-brlaser

Install printer-driver-brlaser Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install printer-driver-brlaser using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install printer-driver-brlaser

Install printer-driver-brlaser 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 printer-driver-brlaser using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install printer-driver-brlaser

How To Uninstall printer-driver-brlaser on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the printer-driver-brlaser package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove printer-driver-brlaser

Uninstall printer-driver-brlaser And Its Dependencies

To uninstall printer-driver-brlaser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove printer-driver-brlaser

Remove printer-driver-brlaser Configurations and Data

To remove printer-driver-brlaser configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge printer-driver-brlaser

Remove printer-driver-brlaser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove printer-driver-brlaser configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge printer-driver-brlaser

Dependencies

printer-driver-brlaser have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install printer-driver-brlaser package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.