How to Install and Uninstall cups-client Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "cups-client" package

This is a short guide on how to install cups-client on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: cups-client
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.6-0ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: cups
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 436
Depends: adduser, cups-common (>= 2.4.6-0ubuntu3), libcups2 (= 2.4.6-0ubuntu3), libc6 (>= 2.38)
Suggests: cups, cups-bsd, smbclient
Conflicts: lprng
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-client_2.4.6-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 154050
MD5sum: 82c7a1a4a1c3b978cf828324c8c8a61c
SHA1: 8a4096d817340381ec47082e6216fc8eae789f53
SHA256: 0dfbbde741f5a74331cd133542cc149f094117e531eae6536ffeb3471852069f
SHA512: 1c397d992e2085d62ed349169f4bd0b7181dc34736985f5679aa59860c3052fd30701501317e8cf2c147fe7c6e2dda49f4061154b01a6fa25199b9976c3fcf1e
Homepage: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client programs (SysV)
Description-md5: 49064ce8151bc5cfbb65936322a4e2ce
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, print-server, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi