How to Install and Uninstall cups Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "cups" package

This is a short guide on how to install cups on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall cups on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cups
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cups package on Kali Linux

Package: cups
Source: cups (2.4.7-1)
Version: 2.4.7-1+b1
Installed-Size: 1061
Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: cups-client (>= 2.4.7-1+b1), cups-common (>= 2.4.7-1), cups-core-drivers (>= 2.4.7-1+b1), cups-daemon (>= 2.4.7-1+b1), cups-filters, cups-ppdc, cups-server-common (>= 2.4.7-1), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, ghostscript, libcups2 (= 2.4.7-1+b1), poppler-utils, procps, libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.36), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.16)
Recommends: avahi-daemon, colord
Suggests: cups-bsd, cups-pdf, foomatic-db-compressed-ppds | foomatic-db, smbclient, udev
Size: 291340
SHA256: 385f23ce20506ba7973806232824f5d1d240da3e9a718e37db1c99c8994d7947
SHA1: 8bd293d015ba2a8b7c1a49015204ba80e2b51847
MD5sum: ab9f79297b2f125724386c2fef185e9e
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
The Common UNIX Printing System (or CUPS(tm)) is a printing system and
general replacement for lpd and the like. It supports the Internet
Printing Protocol (IPP), and has its own filtering driver model for
handling various document types.
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This package provides the parts of CUPS which are needed for using printer
drivers.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
Tag: hardware::printer, implemented-in::c, interface::web, network::server,
protocol::lpr, protocol::ssl, role::program, use::printing
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups_2.4.7-1+b1_amd64.deb