How To Install printer-driver-sag-gdi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install printer-driver-sag-gdi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is printer-driver-sag-gdi
printer-driver-sag-gdi is:
The rastertosag-gdi driver is an open source Linux driver for the Ricoh Aficio SP 1000s/SP 1100s printers. These are some of the few Ricoh printers which do not understand PostScript or PCL, but only a proprietary raster format.
There are three methods to install printer-driver-sag-gdi 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-sag-gdi 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-sag-gdi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install printer-driver-sag-gdi
Install printer-driver-sag-gdi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install printer-driver-sag-gdi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install printer-driver-sag-gdi
Install printer-driver-sag-gdi 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-sag-gdi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install printer-driver-sag-gdi
How To Uninstall printer-driver-sag-gdi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the printer-driver-sag-gdi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove printer-driver-sag-gdi
Uninstall printer-driver-sag-gdi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall printer-driver-sag-gdi 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-sag-gdi
Remove printer-driver-sag-gdi Configurations and Data
To remove printer-driver-sag-gdi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge printer-driver-sag-gdi
Remove printer-driver-sag-gdi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove printer-driver-sag-gdi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge printer-driver-sag-gdi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install printer-driver-sag-gdi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
