How To Install pyppd on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyppd
on Debian 11.
What is pyppd
pyppd is:
pyppd is a CUPS PPD generator. It holds an compressed archive of PPDs, which can be listed and retrieved only when needed by CUPS, saving disk space.
This tool is mostly useful as build-dependency for printing driver packages. For this use, it provides a Debian-specific dh_pyppd Debhelper addon that handles the pyppd launch and the cleanup after it.
There are three methods to install pyppd
on Debian 11. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pyppd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pyppd
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pyppd
Install pyppd Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pyppd
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pyppd
Install pyppd 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pyppd
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pyppd
How To Uninstall pyppd on Debian 11
To uninstall only the pyppd
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pyppd
Uninstall pyppd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pyppd
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyppd
Remove pyppd Configurations and Data
To remove pyppd
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pyppd
Remove pyppd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pyppd
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyppd
Dependencies
pyppd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyppd
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.