How to Install and Uninstall cups Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "cups" package

Please follow the instructions below to install cups on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 guidance below to uninstall cups on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: cups
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.9
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: 767
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.16), libcups2 (= 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.9), libcupscgi1 (>= 1.4.2), libcupsimage2 (>= 1.4.0), libcupsmime1 (>= 1.4.0), libcupsppdc1 (>= 1.4.0), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8), debconf (>= 1.2.9) | debconf-2.0, libc-bin (>= 2.13), cups-core-drivers (>= 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.9), cups-daemon (>= 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.9), poppler-utils (>= 0.12), procps, ghostscript (>= 9.02~), cups-common (>= 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.9), cups-server-common (>= 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.9), cups-client (>= 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.9), cups-ppdc, cups-filters (>= 1.0.24-3~)
Recommends: avahi-daemon, colord, cups-filters (>= 1.0.42) | foomatic-filters (>= 4.0), printer-driver-gutenprint, cups-filters (>= 1.0.36) | ghostscript-cups (>= 9.02~)
Suggests: cups-bsd, foomatic-db-compressed-ppds | foomatic-db, printer-driver-hpcups, hplip, cups-pdf, udev, smbclient
Breaks: cups-bsd (<< 1.7.2-3~), foomatic-filters (<< 4.0), ghostscript-cups (<< 9.02~)
Replaces: cups-bsd (<< 1.7.2-3~), ghostscript-cups (<< 9.02~)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups_2.2.7-1ubuntu2.9_amd64.deb
Size: 190988
MD5sum: 6f3b0d20871dccf4da982c98c099dc9a
SHA1: 3ca78f1d241109eff5a2109b10a9f776d8507a9a
SHA256: 15a40fcd7f7ae250b592356d669c6a2bac2cf0213885a4c356a16f517f68295e
SHA512: 2f2a9986eed33077bfd05a2421e02156c6296f81184d4606224df15a0dba3ba360da006be3bff55f080b7e05e63531dbd4664283f6b093f0c030b1d6163dbc09
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
Description-md5: 757338adad655b8f7da62fcd23ed6453
Task: ubuntu-desktop, print-server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: cups
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.7-1ubuntu2
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: 766
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.16), libcups2 (= 2.2.7-1ubuntu2), libcupscgi1 (>= 1.4.2), libcupsimage2 (>= 1.4.0), libcupsmime1 (>= 1.4.0), libcupsppdc1 (>= 1.4.0), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8), debconf (>= 1.2.9) | debconf-2.0, libc-bin (>= 2.13), cups-core-drivers (>= 2.2.7-1ubuntu2), cups-daemon (>= 2.2.7-1ubuntu2), poppler-utils (>= 0.12), procps, ghostscript (>= 9.02~), cups-common (>= 2.2.7-1ubuntu2), cups-server-common (>= 2.2.7-1ubuntu2), cups-client (>= 2.2.7-1ubuntu2), cups-ppdc, cups-filters (>= 1.0.24-3~)
Recommends: avahi-daemon, colord, cups-filters (>= 1.0.42) | foomatic-filters (>= 4.0), printer-driver-gutenprint, cups-filters (>= 1.0.36) | ghostscript-cups (>= 9.02~)
Suggests: cups-bsd, foomatic-db-compressed-ppds | foomatic-db, printer-driver-hpcups, hplip, cups-pdf, udev, smbclient
Breaks: cups-bsd (<< 1.7.2-3~), foomatic-filters (<< 4.0), ghostscript-cups (<< 9.02~)
Replaces: cups-bsd (<< 1.7.2-3~), ghostscript-cups (<< 9.02~)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups_2.2.7-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 191196
MD5sum: ef4bc173c288a821763a22c90fb2b23f
SHA1: e2705e13d4d9464a1566b084270b2f1f8370f001
SHA256: 090fe220e9f34967b63c57ef7a316ad02075c05cbbb6b5605066f846bb7b12a9
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
Description-md5: 757338adad655b8f7da62fcd23ed6453
Task: ubuntu-desktop, print-server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y