How To Install lprint on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lprint on Ubuntu.
What is lprint
lprint is:
LPrint implements printing for a variety of common label and receipt printers connected via network or USB. Features include:
- A single executable handles spooling, status, and server functionality
- Multiple printer support
- Each printer implements an IPP Everywhere™ print service and is compatible with the driverless printing support in iOS, macOS, and Linux clients
- Each printer can support options such as label modes, tear-off offsets, media tracking, media top offset, print darkness, resolution, roll selection, and speed
- Each printer can print “raw”, Apple/PWG Raster, and/or PNG files
- Each printer automatically recovers from out-of-media, power loss, and disconnected/bad cable issues
There are three methods to install lprint on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lprint Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lprint using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lprint
Install lprint Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lprint using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lprint
Install lprint 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 lprint using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lprint
How To Uninstall lprint on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the lprint package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lprint
Uninstall lprint And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lprint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lprint
Remove lprint Configurations and Data
To remove lprint configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lprint
Remove lprint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lprint configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lprint
Dependencies
lprint have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lprint package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.