How to Install and Uninstall cups-common Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 17,2024

You can also install and uninstall the cups-common on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "cups-common" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install cups-common on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall cups-common on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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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-common package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: cups-common
Source: cups
Version: 2.4.2-3+deb12u5
Installed-Size: 4238
Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: all
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - common files
Description-md5: ae28e55960aa62a85c88769b70d73eaa
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
Tag: role::app-data, use::printing
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-common_2.4.2-3+deb12u5_all.deb
Size: 256268
MD5sum: 2dd821735cda812bfe04b2d8f78275e9
SHA256: 10c931f0f576f7ebe9c5612967759f49e503a1e8578302f78728b0e8bc73038a