How To Install printer-driver-pnm2ppa on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install printer-driver-pnm2ppa on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is printer-driver-pnm2ppa
printer-driver-pnm2ppa is:
Using pnm2ppa it’s possible to run HP-GDI printers on Linux. These printers are normally “Windows-only” and use the PPA protocol which is proprietary. pnm2ppa supports color.
pnm2ppa supports the following printers: HP Deskjet 7XX Series, HP Deskjet 820 Series and HP Deskjet 1000 Series.
There are three methods to install printer-driver-pnm2ppa 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-pnm2ppa 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-pnm2ppa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install printer-driver-pnm2ppa
Install printer-driver-pnm2ppa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install printer-driver-pnm2ppa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install printer-driver-pnm2ppa
Install printer-driver-pnm2ppa 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-pnm2ppa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install printer-driver-pnm2ppa
How To Uninstall printer-driver-pnm2ppa on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the printer-driver-pnm2ppa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove printer-driver-pnm2ppa
Uninstall printer-driver-pnm2ppa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall printer-driver-pnm2ppa 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-pnm2ppa
Remove printer-driver-pnm2ppa Configurations and Data
To remove printer-driver-pnm2ppa configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge printer-driver-pnm2ppa
Remove printer-driver-pnm2ppa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove printer-driver-pnm2ppa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge printer-driver-pnm2ppa
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install printer-driver-pnm2ppa package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
