How To Install Printrun on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Printrun on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Printrun is a comprehensive and versatile 3D printing software that is highly recommended for managing and monitoring 3D printing tasks. Its compatibility with multiple operating systems and various 3D printers makes it a popular choice among the 3D printing community.

This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the Printrun 3D printing on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish). You can follow the same instructions for Ubuntu 22.04 and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pop!_OS, and more as well.

Prerequisites

• A server running one of the following operating systems: Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04, and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint.
• It’s recommended that you use a fresh OS install to prevent any potential issues.
• An active internet connection. You’ll need an internet connection to download the necessary packages and dependencies for Printrun.
• SSH access to the server (or just open Terminal if you’re on a desktop).
• A non-root sudo user or access to the root user. We recommend acting as a non-root sudo user, however, as you can harm your system if you’re not careful when acting as the root.

Install Printrun on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish

Step 1. First, make sure that all your system packages are up-to-date by running the following apt commands in the terminal.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install python-pyglet python-serial python-wxgtk3.0 python-tk

Step 2. Installing Printrun on Ubuntu 22.04.

By default, Printrun is available on Ubuntu 22.04 base repository. Now run the following command below to install the latest version of Printrun to your Ubuntu system:

sudo apt install printrun

During the installation process, you will be prompted to confirm that you want to proceed with the installation. Simply type Y and press Enter to continue.

Step 3. Accessing Printrun Ubuntu 22.04.

Once you have successfully installed the Printrun on your Ubuntu 22.04 system, you can launch it by searching for “Printrun” in your application menu. Alternatively, you can launch it from the terminal by running the following command:

pronterface

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Printrun. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing the Printrun 3D printing on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish system. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you check the official Printrun website.