How To Install pronterface on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pronterface
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pronterface
pronterface is:
Printrun is a full suite of host interfaces for 3D printers and CNC, consisting of:
- printcore, a standalone non-interactive G-Code sender
- pronsole, an interactive command-line host
- pronterface, a graphical host software with the same functionality as pronsole
Together with Slic3r they form a powerful 3d printing toolchain.
This package contains scripts and metadata for pronterface, a graphical 3D printer host.
There are three methods to install pronterface
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pronterface Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pronterface
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pronterface
Install pronterface Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pronterface
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pronterface
Install pronterface 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 pronterface
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pronterface
How To Uninstall pronterface on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pronterface
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pronterface
Uninstall pronterface And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pronterface
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pronterface
Remove pronterface Configurations and Data
To remove pronterface
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pronterface
Remove pronterface configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pronterface
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pronterface
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pronterface
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.