How to Install and Uninstall cups Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: November 05,2024

1. Install "cups" package

Please follow the steps below to install cups on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall cups on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: cups
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8
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: 1079
Depends: cups-client (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8), cups-common (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8), cups-core-drivers (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8), cups-daemon (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8), cups-filters, cups-ppdc, cups-server-common (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, ghostscript, libcups2 (= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8), poppler-utils, procps, libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), 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
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups_2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8_amd64.deb
Size: 270136
MD5sum: 15fc178ddaa4fa9a6feb396fbdcbe3bd
SHA1: c5b844ae444014181e16660cef3d420f9080c54a
SHA256: 3b903695015a0cb24d22b7bde95893ff714d8337e46b48d1d212848f4f78a029
SHA512: 484e589f2f320d9c24de65dc98eba3f51548cb0400935f5a5d850a1f26996ef7ecfef5d5d419b983e36c35df7eab72997ef8961625eaf65b66a914622949a829
Homepage: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
Description-md5: 757338adad655b8f7da62fcd23ed6453
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: cups
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7
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: 1079
Depends: cups-client (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7), cups-common (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7), cups-core-drivers (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7), cups-daemon (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7), cups-filters, cups-ppdc, cups-server-common (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, ghostscript, libcups2 (= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7), poppler-utils, procps, libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), 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
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups_2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7_amd64.deb
Size: 270134
MD5sum: 24ebf2946e4b866cd15d26987b3a3cad
SHA1: 6479cf372bc84579ac2ef5efab7a6672a6de7e8e
SHA256: 43eaed6a8c3076a2e75106b970e01116df48154f1767ba43044137f5a8fa2500
SHA512: ff4987f428f798b92697ee55125df5603e19490829d3d445687b9c6d1d8f23536c1d9c22b77ed5ff1abf72d8ec1d61aa75d79e7b071102e91d0a9136c9a0ca37
Homepage: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
Description-md5: 757338adad655b8f7da62fcd23ed6453
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: cups
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4
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: 1078
Depends: cups-client (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4), cups-common (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4), cups-core-drivers (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4), cups-daemon (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4), cups-filters, cups-ppdc, cups-server-common (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, ghostscript, libcups2 (= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4), poppler-utils, procps, libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), 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
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups_2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 270080
MD5sum: 28fea5a77722caa078e6a6b931fa7ede
SHA1: 96207ed9ce5de2c8c3f61d23b8370d480241a084
SHA256: 49fb45f50bf6053864850005ae1e5caa2252aa80cb1423103f2dad7cd9f55ee6
SHA512: 5df9ba477db31645aaa03a98d52da4471f8b3e5a94701c79214d5201b8dfc43bd8c412a21b153539f94e451e0927885ce64f17b58dddc22bb26b145a452383a0
Homepage: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
Description-md5: 757338adad655b8f7da62fcd23ed6453
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi