How to Install and Uninstall cups Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: September 19,2024

1. Install "cups" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install cups on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "cups" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall cups on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cups package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: cups
Version: 2.2.10-6+deb10u6
Installed-Size: 1132
Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: cups-bsd (<< 1.7.2-3~)
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.16), libcups2 (= 2.2.10-6+deb10u6), libcupsimage2 (>= 1.4.0), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, cups-core-drivers (>= 2.2.10-6+deb10u6), cups-daemon (>= 2.2.10-6+deb10u6), poppler-utils, procps, ghostscript, cups-common (>= 2.2.10-6+deb10u6), cups-server-common (>= 2.2.10-6+deb10u6), cups-client (>= 2.2.10-6+deb10u6), cups-ppdc, cups-filters (>= 1.0.24-3~)
Suggests: cups-bsd, foomatic-db-compressed-ppds | foomatic-db, printer-driver-hpcups, hplip, cups-pdf, udev, smbclient
Breaks: cups-bsd (<< 1.7.2-3~)
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
Description-md5: 757338adad655b8f7da62fcd23ed6453
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Multi-Arch: foreign
Recommends: avahi-daemon, colord, cups-filters (>= 1.0.42) | foomatic-filters, printer-driver-gutenprint, cups-filters (>= 1.0.36) | ghostscript-cups
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/c/cups/cups_2.2.10-6+deb10u6_amd64.deb
Size: 375300
MD5sum: f143f04db9becc51da39979e5732e4a0
SHA256: e7a65e3b3d6ce6006af01eedc3f28bf6be30e42af30d05d6828bb6e34fb46753

Package: cups
Version: 2.2.10-6+deb10u5
Installed-Size: 1132
Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: cups-bsd (<< 1.7.2-3~)
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.16), libcups2 (= 2.2.10-6+deb10u5), libcupsimage2 (>= 1.4.0), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, cups-core-drivers (>= 2.2.10-6+deb10u5), cups-daemon (>= 2.2.10-6+deb10u5), poppler-utils, procps, ghostscript, cups-common (>= 2.2.10-6+deb10u5), cups-server-common (>= 2.2.10-6+deb10u5), cups-client (>= 2.2.10-6+deb10u5), cups-ppdc, cups-filters (>= 1.0.24-3~)
Recommends: avahi-daemon, colord, cups-filters (>= 1.0.42) | foomatic-filters, printer-driver-gutenprint, cups-filters (>= 1.0.36) | ghostscript-cups
Suggests: cups-bsd, foomatic-db-compressed-ppds | foomatic-db, printer-driver-hpcups, hplip, cups-pdf, udev, smbclient
Breaks: cups-bsd (<< 1.7.2-3~)
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
Description-md5: 757338adad655b8f7da62fcd23ed6453
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Tag: hardware::printer, implemented-in::c, interface::web, network::server,
role::program, use::printing
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups_2.2.10-6+deb10u5_amd64.deb
Size: 375460
MD5sum: a735389378464e48ea3f067d92255ef2
SHA256: e5bd99bb84b45eb27fc24b9a4d5bed398e4257e2e1b8dba733db1dfd57596ada