How to Install and Uninstall lpr Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "lpr" package

Please follow the instructions below to install lpr on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                lpr
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "lpr" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall lpr on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                lpr
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lpr package on Kali Linux

Package: lpr
Version: 1:2008.05.17.3+nmu1
Installed-Size: 367
Maintainer: Adam Majer
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: logcheck-database
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), netbase
Suggests: magicfilter | apsfilter, ghostscript
Conflicts: suidmanager (<< 0.50)
Size: 94352
SHA256: c25e339882cbe8b63313e924571dfdf95cd710aed6451c896d56de0f565232d9
SHA1: 0d42162e3de1ef0314852e9ff1fd94dbebf7913c
MD5sum: 2957011aee99b93e3486c48c545fd5ab
Description: BSD lpr/lpd line printer spooling system
This is the BSD printer spooler and associated utilities.
You can use this for local and remote printers.
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If you install magicfilter or apsfilter (along with ghostscript),
lpr will be able to automatically handle special file types
(such as Postscript and PDF files).
Description-md5:
Tag: hardware::printer, interface::daemon, network::server, role::program,
suite::bsd, use::printing
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/lpr/lpr_2008.05.17.3+nmu1_amd64.deb