How to Install and Uninstall cups-client Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "cups-client" package

Please follow the instructions below to install cups-client on Kali Linux


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall cups-client on Kali Linux:


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

Package: cups-client
Source: cups (2.4.7-1)
Version: 2.4.7-1+b1
Installed-Size: 426
Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: adduser, cups-common (>= 2.4.7-1), libcups2 (= 2.4.7-1+b1), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Suggests: cups, cups-bsd, smbclient
Conflicts: lprng
Size: 160828
SHA256: 37483531abb67ffd36373d2905ffc1f9fecf874c68460755ffe7ad9ac51d9057
SHA1: 93113ced964a6e4e8e95a10a8c85d635a4b240cb
MD5sum: 3fba17257ef491a50a659b5211e5c760
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client programs (SysV)
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 System V style print client programs.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
Tag: hardware::printer, implemented-in::c, role::program, use::printing
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-client_2.4.7-1+b1_amd64.deb