How To Install foo2lava on Debian 11

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install printer-driver-foo2zjs

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is foo2lava and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Debian 11. This guide was written specifically with a server running Debian 11 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install foo2lava on Debian 11. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install foo2lava using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install foo2lava using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install printer-driver-foo2zjs

Install foo2lava using apt

Because foo2lava is available in Debian 11’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install foo2lava using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install printer-driver-foo2zjs

Install foo2lava 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 Debian 11. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install foo2lava by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install printer-driver-foo2zjs

How to upgrade (update) a single package foo2lava using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the foo2lava, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install printer-driver-foo2zjs

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install printer-driver-foo2zjs

How To Uninstall foo2lava from Debian 11

To uninstall only the foo2lava package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove printer-driver-foo2zjs

Uninstall foo2lava and all its dependencies

To uninstall foo2lava and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove printer-driver-foo2zjs

Remove foo2lava with all configurations and data

To remove foo2lava configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge printer-driver-foo2zjs

Remove foo2lava completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to foo2lava package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge printer-driver-foo2zjs

Extra info and code examples

foo2zjs is an open source printer driver for printers that use the Zenographics ZjStream wire protocol for their print data, such as the Minolta magicolor 2200/2300/2430 DL, Minolta Color PageWorks/Pro L and HP LaserJet 1000/1005/1018/1020/1022. These printers are often erroneously referred to as "winprinters" or "GDI printers". This package provides the following drivers: foo2hblp2, foo2hiperc, foo2hp, foo2lava, foo2oak, foo2qpdl, foo2slx, foo2xqx, foo2zjs. The psutils package is needed to enable n-up printing support.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install foo2lava using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the foo2lava from Debian 11.

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