How To Install mtink on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mtink
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is mtink
mtink is:
This is a printer status monitor which enables to get the remaining ink quantity, to print test patterns, to reset printer and to clean nozzles.
Although it mainly targets Epson printers, certain HP and Canon models are supported.
There are three methods to install mtink
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mtink Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mtink
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mtink
Install mtink Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mtink
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mtink
Install mtink 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 mtink
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mtink
How To Uninstall mtink on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the mtink
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mtink
Uninstall mtink And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mtink
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mtink
Remove mtink Configurations and Data
To remove mtink
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mtink
Remove mtink configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mtink
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mtink
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mtink
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.