How To Install brother-cups-wrapper-extra on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install brother-cups-wrapper-extra on Ubuntu 18.04. brother-cups-wrapper-extra is Cups Wrapper drivers for extra brother printers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install brother-cups-wrapper-extra on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is brother-cups-wrapper-extra

brother-cups-wrapper-extra is:

This package provides all cups wrapper drivers for models FAX-1815C FAX-1820C FAX-1835C FAX-1840C FAX-1920CN FAX-1940CN FAX-2440C MFC-210C MFC-3220C MFC-3240C MFC-3320CN MFC-3340CN MFC-3420C MFC-3820CN MFC-410CN MFC-420CN MFC-5440CN MFC-5840CN MFC-620CN DCP-110C DCP-310CN DCP-560CN DCP-770CW DCP-350C DCP-353C MFC-465CN MFC-680CN MFC-685CW MFC-885CW MFC-230C MFC-235C MFC-260C DCP-135C DCP-150C DCP-153C

There are three methods to install brother-cups-wrapper-extra 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 brother-cups-wrapper-extra Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install brother-cups-wrapper-extra using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install brother-cups-wrapper-extra

Install brother-cups-wrapper-extra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install brother-cups-wrapper-extra using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install brother-cups-wrapper-extra

Install brother-cups-wrapper-extra 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 brother-cups-wrapper-extra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install brother-cups-wrapper-extra

How To Uninstall brother-cups-wrapper-extra on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the brother-cups-wrapper-extra package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove brother-cups-wrapper-extra

Uninstall brother-cups-wrapper-extra And Its Dependencies

To uninstall brother-cups-wrapper-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove brother-cups-wrapper-extra

Remove brother-cups-wrapper-extra Configurations and Data

To remove brother-cups-wrapper-extra configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge brother-cups-wrapper-extra

Remove brother-cups-wrapper-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge brother-cups-wrapper-extra

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install brother-cups-wrapper-extra package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.