QL-500
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FAQs & Troubleshooting |
Uninstalling the printer drivers (Linux®)
To uninstall the printer driver, do the following:
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Login as a superuser (or use "sudo" option if it is required)
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Uninstall the CUPS wrapper driver
Command (for dpkg) : dpkg -P (cupswrapper-driver-name)
Command (for rpm) : rpm -e (cupswrapper-driver-name)
Example (for dpkg) | Example (for rpm)
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Uninstall the LPR driver
Command (for dpkg) : dpkg -P (lpr-driver-name)
Command (for rpm) : rpm -e (lpr-driver-name)
Example (for dpkg) | Example (for rpm)
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Check the uninstallation (CUPS wrapper driver).
Command (for dpkg) : dpkg -l | grep Brother
Command (for rpm) : rpm -qa | grep -e (lpr-driver-name) -e (cupswrapper-driver-name)
Example (for dpkg) | Example (for rpm)
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Check the uninstallation (LPR driver).
Command (for dpkg) : dpkg -l | grep Brother
Command (for rpm) : rpm -qa | grep -e (lpr-drivername)
Example (for dpkg) | Example (for rpm)
Example
Uninstall the CUPS wrapper driver (dpkg)
| # dpkg -P ql1050cupswrapper (Reading database ... 97352 files and directories currently installed.) Removing ql1050cupswrapper ... * Restarting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd [ OK ] * Restarting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd [ OK ] Purging configuration files for ql1050cupswrapper ... * Restarting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd [ OK ] # |
Uninstall the CUPS wrapper driver (rpm)
| # rpm -e ql1050cupswrapper Stopping cups: [ OK ] Starting cups: [ OK ] #
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Uninstall the LPR driver (dpkg)
| # dpkg -P ql1050lpr (Reading database ... 97349 files and directories currently installed.) Removing ql1050lpr ... rmdir: failed to remove `/usr/local/Brother/PTouch/ql1050/lpd': No such file or directory rmdir: failed to remove `/usr/local/Brother/PTouch/ql1050/inf': No such file or directory rmdir: failed to remove `/usr/local/Brother/PTouch/ql1050': No such file or directory * Restarting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd [ OK ] Purging configuration files for ql1050lpr ... rmdir: failed to remove `/usr/local/Brother/PTouch/ql1050/lpd': No such file or directory rmdir: failed to remove `/usr/local/Brother/PTouch/ql1050/inf': No such file or directory rmdir: failed to remove `/usr/local/Brother/PTouch/ql1050': No such file or directory * Restarting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd [ OK ] dpkg - warning: while removing ql1050lpr, directory `/usr/local' not empty so not removed. # |
Uninstall the LPR driver (rpm)
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# rpm -e ql1050lpr |
Check the uninstallation (CUPS wrapper / LPR) (dpkg)
| # dpkg -l | grep Brother # |
Check the uninstallation (CUPS wrapper) (rpm)
| # rpm -qa | grep -e ql1050lpr -e ql1050cupswrapper # |
Check the uninstallation (LPR) (rpm)
| # rpm -qa | grep -e ql1050lpr # |
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