How To Install pyppd on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyppd on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyppd

Remove pyppd Configurations and Data

To remove pyppd configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• python3

References

• pyppd website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyppd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.