How to Install and Uninstall cups Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "cups" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install cups on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall cups on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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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 package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: cups
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1175
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.16), libcups2 (= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.2), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.16), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, cups-core-drivers (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.2), cups-daemon (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.2), poppler-utils, procps, ghostscript, cups-common (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.2), cups-server-common (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.2), cups-client (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.2), cups-ppdc, cups-filters
Recommends: avahi-daemon, colord
Suggests: cups-bsd, foomatic-db-compressed-ppds | foomatic-db, cups-pdf, udev, smbclient
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups_2.3.1-9ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb
Size: 259440
MD5sum: 4f8ed7ca1f7335b128c9dee26f087554
SHA1: 4791b1c66edd07714082df99cd5621f511dd751b
SHA256: 458b283ffd0950a1ac02cb27daf8fbb112f65eee3a68d826858805ff7a06dc5c
SHA512: e0f86e0d9412d9eb8017477cb44afc3d9a1859d077b5f587f2ddf4ce4a9d2c960aae19b5b7ea320c1354e98494b12919c9db510a61912cdfd2a023ff8a39cd10
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
Description-md5: 757338adad655b8f7da62fcd23ed6453
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: cups
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.1-9ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1174
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.16), libcups2 (= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.16), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, cups-core-drivers (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1), cups-daemon (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1), poppler-utils, procps, ghostscript, cups-common (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1), cups-server-common (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1), cups-client (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1), cups-ppdc, cups-filters
Recommends: avahi-daemon, colord
Suggests: cups-bsd, foomatic-db-compressed-ppds | foomatic-db, cups-pdf, udev, smbclient
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups_2.3.1-9ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 259288
MD5sum: 4030cd59a02ed49981400e9b833fcce6
SHA1: af1fe8572eb286ade00a6831151e2bfa2d707f2b
SHA256: 19d3eddab55cfef83aca3b3032eeb7ddff22abdcc764959c677649ae5310bbd5
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
Description-md5: 757338adad655b8f7da62fcd23ed6453
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop