How To Install system-config-printer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install system-config-printer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is system-config-printer
system-config-printer is:
System-config-printer is a GUI written in Python using GTK+ to configure a CUPS server. Its primary use is to configure the printing system on the local host, but can also be used to setup a remote printer.
In terms of features, it aims to be as complete as the CUPS web administration tool, while being integrated to the desktop.
There are three methods to install system-config-printer 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 system-config-printer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install system-config-printer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install system-config-printer
Install system-config-printer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install system-config-printer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install system-config-printer
Install system-config-printer 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 system-config-printer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install system-config-printer
How To Uninstall system-config-printer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the system-config-printer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove system-config-printer
Uninstall system-config-printer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall system-config-printer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove system-config-printer
Remove system-config-printer Configurations and Data
To remove system-config-printer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge system-config-printer
Remove system-config-printer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove system-config-printer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge system-config-printer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install system-config-printer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
