Uninstall the printer driver from the command line of the terminal software.

Uninstalling the printer driver by using the Uninstaller

You can uninstall the printer driver and delete the printer registration from the spooler at the same time.

Uninstalling the printer driver by specifying the package

You can uninstall the printer driver by specifying the package.
You must use the lpadmin command to delete the printer registration from the spooler.

Uninstalling the printer driver by using the Uninstaller

If you want to uninstall the printer driver in Fedora, log in as root.
In Ubuntu, use the sudo command to uninstall printer driver.

When asked for a password in Ubuntu, enter the password of the user who is currently logged in.

1. Uninstall the printer driver

Uninstall the printer driver by entering the following command from the command line of a terminal software.

For Fedora

[root@zzz /yyy]# cnijfilter2-pkgconfig.sh --uninstall

For Ubuntu

[user@zzz /yyy]$ sudo cnijfilter2-pkgconfig.sh --uninstall

 

The system displays a message confirming whether all printers registered for this model are to be deleted.

All printer registration for this model will be deleted.
Do you want to continue?
Enter [y] for Yes or [n] for No.[y]

To start the uninstall process, press the Enter key.
To cancel the uninstall process, enter "n" and press the Enter key.

2. Uninstallation complete

When the uninstall is completed, the following message is displayed:

Uninstallation has been completed.

 

If deletion of the registered printers fails, the following message is displayed.
In this case, after uninstall processing ends, refer to "1. Delete the printer from the spooler" under "Uninstalling the printer driver by specifying the package," and use the lpadmin command to delete the printer registration.

Failed to delete [MB5300USB].
After the uninstall process is finished, delete this printer manually by using the lpadmin command.

If you used the lpadmin command to register the printer or changed the registered printer name after the installation, the printer registration will not be deleted even after the uninstall is complete.
Refer to "1. Delete the printer from the spooler" under "Uninstalling the printer driver by specifying the package," and use the lpadmin command to delete the printer registration.

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Uninstalling the printer driver by specifying the package

If you want to uninstall the printer driver in Fedora, log in as root.
In Ubuntu, use the sudo command to uninstall printer driver.

When asked for a password in Ubuntu, enter the password of the user who is currently logged in.

1. Delete the printer from the spooler

To delete the printer registration from the spooler, use the lpadmin command from the command line of the terminal software.

/usr/sbin/lpadmin -x [printer_name]

If the [printer_name] is "MB5300USB":

For Fedora

[root@zzz /yyy]# /usr/sbin/lpadmin -x MB5300USB

For Ubuntu

[user@zzz /yyy]$ sudo /usr/sbin/lpadmin -x MB5300USB

2. Uninstalling the package

Uninstall the package by entering the following command line of a terminal software.

For Fedora

[root@zzz /yyy]# rpm -e cnijfilter2

For Ubuntu

[user@zzz /yyy]$ sudo dpkg -P cnijfilter2

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