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Quick installation of hplip-gui:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: hplip-gui
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install hplip-gui
Package Details | |
| Package: | hplip-gui |
| Version: | 3.13.9-1ubuntu0.1~ubuntu12.04.1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html |
| Description: | HP Linux Printing and Imaging - GUI utilities (Qt-based) The HP Linux Printing and Imaging System provides full support for printing on most HP SFP (single function peripheral) inkjets and many LaserJets, and for scanning, sending faxes and for photo-card access on most HP MFP (multi-function peripheral) printers. . This package contains utilities with graphical user interface (GUI) for HPLIP: HP Toolbox, HP Fax, ... . Note that all GUI utilities are based on the Qt GUI environment. There are currently no equivalent utilities based on GTK+. Homepage: http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/utils |
How to install hplip-gui on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If hplip-gui is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L hplip-gui' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L hplip-gui Package `hplip-gui' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing hplip-gui:
After system update use the following command to install hplip-gui:
sudo apt-get install hplip-gui
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove hplip-gui from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the hplip-gui from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the hplip-gui following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove hplip-gui
Following command is used to remove the hplip-gui package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove hplip-gui
This will remove hplip-gui and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing hplip-gui with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge hplip-gui
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove hplip-gui
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with hplip-gui package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
