How To Install printcore 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 printcore on Ubuntu.
What is printcore
printcore is:
Printrun is a full suite of host interfaces for 3D printers and CNC, consisting of:
- printcore, a standalone non-interactive G-Code sender
- pronsole, an interactive command-line host
- pronterface, a graphical host software with the same functionality as pronsole
Together with Slic3r they form a powerful 3d printing toolchain.
This package contains printcore, the G-Code sender.
There are three methods to install printcore 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 printcore Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install printcore using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install printcore
Install printcore Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install printcore using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install printcore
Install printcore 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 printcore using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install printcore
How To Uninstall printcore on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the printcore package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove printcore
Uninstall printcore And Its Dependencies
To uninstall printcore and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove printcore
Remove printcore Configurations and Data
To remove printcore configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge printcore
Remove printcore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove printcore configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge printcore
Dependencies
printcore have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install printcore package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.