How To Install printer-driver-cjet on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install printer-driver-cjet on Kali Linux. printer-driver-cjet is printer driver for Canon LBP laser printers

Introduction

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

What is printer-driver-cjet

printer-driver-cjet is:

CJET filters printer data from stdin to stdout, converting HP PCL (Printer Command Language) escape sequences and data structures, e.g. font headers, to their CaPSL equivalents.

CaPSL stands for Canon Printing System Language. It is a set of control command developed for the Canon European Language Printer. CaPSL was used in Canon Export Models such as LBP-8markIII series and LBP-4series. Canon’s older Japanese models (LBP-A404 GII etc. LIPS-III as default command) usually have CaPSL emulation mode.

There are three methods to install printer-driver-cjet 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-cjet 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-cjet using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install printer-driver-cjet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install printer-driver-cjet

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

sudo aptitude -y install printer-driver-cjet

How To Uninstall printer-driver-cjet on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove printer-driver-cjet

Uninstall printer-driver-cjet And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove printer-driver-cjet Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

printer-driver-cjet have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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