How to Install and Uninstall hp-ppd Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 12,2024

You can also install and uninstall the hp-ppd on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "hp-ppd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install hp-ppd on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "hp-ppd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall hp-ppd on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hp-ppd package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: hp-ppd
Version: 0.9+nmu1
Installed-Size: 310
Maintainer: A Mennucc1
Architecture: all
Suggests: linuxprinting.org-ppds
Description: HP Postscript Printer Definition (PPD) files
Description-md5: 1eb9301dd41595de93bbd5b5c2678d05
Tag: hardware::printer, role::app-data, use::printing
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/h/hp-ppd/hp-ppd_0.9+nmu1_all.deb
Size: 26944
MD5sum: 39a1f066e7cca7bbbe2c2890985585b2
SHA256: 7fc97a3e1be16c46604de88227b4f419c18bd9fb6fa1ef04a3381a312ffedc18