How to Install and Uninstall libcups2-dev Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "libcups2-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libcups2-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libcups2-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libcups2-dev" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libcups2-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libcups2-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcups2-dev package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: libcups2-dev
Source: cups
Version: 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u2
Installed-Size: 1413
Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: dpkg-dev, libcups2 (= 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u2), libcupsimage2-dev (= 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u2)
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - Development files CUPS library
Description-md5: bf3f385e98251c2563c3f58554d2adce
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
Tag: devel::lang:c, devel::library, implemented-in::c, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/libcups2-dev_2.3.3op2-3+deb11u2_amd64.deb
Size: 396904
MD5sum: fd3193aaeaf4a978990c6d46acf680a1
SHA256: 2da334d6c19765ddb4f9392276e5c5c291c997b711f1595cafb6aba17ee40f7e