How To Install ppdfilt 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 ppdfilt on Ubuntu.
What is ppdfilt
ppdfilt is:
ppdfilt is a filter program designed to be used within a filter script or from the command line tool to insert printer specific commands to a PostScript print job. This can be used to tell the printer to duplex or staple the print job, or tell it what paper tray to draw paper from. In the GNULpr printing environment, users do not call ppdfilt directly, but its features are accessed by using ’lpr’ or ‘gpr’ (see)
There are three methods to install ppdfilt 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 ppdfilt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ppdfilt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ppdfilt
Install ppdfilt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ppdfilt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ppdfilt
Install ppdfilt 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 ppdfilt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ppdfilt
How To Uninstall ppdfilt on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ppdfilt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ppdfilt
Uninstall ppdfilt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ppdfilt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ppdfilt
Remove ppdfilt Configurations and Data
To remove ppdfilt configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ppdfilt
Remove ppdfilt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ppdfilt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ppdfilt
Dependencies
ppdfilt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ppdfilt package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.