How To Install cups-ipp-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-ipp-utils on Kali Linux. cups-ipp-utils is Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - IPP developer/admin utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-ipp-utils on Kali Linux.

What is cups-ipp-utils

cups-ipp-utils is:

The Common UNIX Printing System (or CUPS(tm)) is a printing system and general replacement for lpd and the like. It supports the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP), and has its own filtering driver model for handling various document types.

This package provides IPP utilities for developers and system administrators

There are three methods to install cups-ipp-utils 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 cups-ipp-utils Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cups-ipp-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cups-ipp-utils

Install cups-ipp-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cups-ipp-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cups-ipp-utils

Install cups-ipp-utils 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 cups-ipp-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cups-ipp-utils

How To Uninstall cups-ipp-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cups-ipp-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cups-ipp-utils

Uninstall cups-ipp-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cups-ipp-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cups-ipp-utils

Remove cups-ipp-utils Configurations and Data

To remove cups-ipp-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cups-ipp-utils

Remove cups-ipp-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cups-ipp-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cups-ipp-utils

Dependencies

cups-ipp-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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