How To Install printer-driver-brlaser on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install printer-driver-brlaser on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is printer-driver-brlaser
printer-driver-brlaser is:
CUPS filter driver supporting (some) Brother laser printer.
This driver is known to support these printers:
- Brother DCP-7030
- Brother DCP-7065DN
This package contains the CUPS filter driver for the supported laser printers.
There are three methods to install printer-driver-brlaser on Ubuntu 18.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install printer-driver-brlaser package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
