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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "lpr" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install lpr on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall lpr on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: lpr
Version: 1:2008.05.17.3
Installed-Size: 362
Maintainer: Adam Majer
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: logcheck-database
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), netbase
Suggests: magicfilter | apsfilter, ghostscript
Conflicts: suidmanager (<< 0.50)
Description: BSD lpr/lpd line printer spooling system
Description-md5: dda80fd521c8858f31b8d27c8900a20d
Tag: hardware::printer, interface::daemon, network::server, role::program,
suite::bsd, use::printing
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/lpr/lpr_2008.05.17.3_amd64.deb
Size: 94052
MD5sum: 755adef1f7536df81c4e7d77e8e283f8
SHA256: 55cea8d7c7ee7fe8fe3f6e4c33542ec66f2cfcae8da2fd65439374cc66309df9