How To Install printer-driver-dymo on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install printer-driver-dymo on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is printer-driver-dymo
printer-driver-dymo is:
CUPS filter driver for various DYMO label printers: LabelManager 400, 450, PC, PC II and PnP; LabelPoint 350 and LabelWriter 300, 310, 315, 320, 330, 330 Turbo, 400, 400 Turbo, 450, 450 DUO Label, 450 DUO Tape, 450 Turbo, 450 Twin Turbo, 4XL, DUO Label, DUO Tape, DUO Tape 128, SE450 and Twin Turbo.
This package contains the CUPS filter driver and the compressed PPDs for the supported label printers.
There are three methods to install printer-driver-dymo 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-dymo 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-dymo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install printer-driver-dymo
Install printer-driver-dymo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install printer-driver-dymo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install printer-driver-dymo
Install printer-driver-dymo 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-dymo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install printer-driver-dymo
How To Uninstall printer-driver-dymo on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the printer-driver-dymo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove printer-driver-dymo
Uninstall printer-driver-dymo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall printer-driver-dymo 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-dymo
Remove printer-driver-dymo Configurations and Data
To remove printer-driver-dymo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge printer-driver-dymo
Remove printer-driver-dymo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove printer-driver-dymo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge printer-driver-dymo
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install printer-driver-dymo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.