How to Install and Uninstall printer-driver-pnm2ppa Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "printer-driver-pnm2ppa" package

This is a short guide on how to install printer-driver-pnm2ppa on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "printer-driver-pnm2ppa" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall printer-driver-pnm2ppa on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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3. Information about the printer-driver-pnm2ppa package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: printer-driver-pnm2ppa
Priority: optional
Section: text
Installed-Size: 910
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: pnm2ppa
Version: 1.13+nondbs-0ubuntu5
Replaces: pnm2ppa (<< 1.13-3~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, ghostscript
Suggests: magicfilter | apsfilter
Conflicts: pbm2ppa
Breaks: pnm2ppa (<< 1.13-3~)
Filename: pool/main/p/pnm2ppa/printer-driver-pnm2ppa_1.13+nondbs-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 175626
MD5sum: f02ab7e055e020ff86a8151e350818f2
SHA1: 433c90f858f7ed9190011e94022a79077dcc04da
SHA256: aa0bd32204027bdca744d52d96a9baac66281888351f06aa691240616a35e9a4
Description-en: printer driver for HP-GDI printers
Using pnm2ppa it's possible to run HP-GDI printers on Linux. These printers
are normally "Windows-only" and use the PPA protocol which is proprietary.
pnm2ppa supports color.
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pnm2ppa supports the following printers: HP Deskjet 7XX Series, HP Deskjet
820 Series and HP Deskjet 1000 Series.
Description-md5: 849382da46e29649d87fee9f5fd75baf
Homepage: http://pnm2ppa.sf.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop