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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "cups-daemon" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install cups-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "cups-daemon" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall cups-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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-daemon package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: cups-daemon
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.9
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: 876
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcups2 (= 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.9), libcupsmime1 (>= 1.5.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.14+dfsg), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpaper1, libsystemd0, procps, lsb-base (>= 3.2-14~), ssl-cert (>= 1.0.11), adduser, bc
Recommends: colord, cups-browsed, avahi-daemon (>= 0.6.31-3~)
Suggests: cups, cups-bsd, 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, poppler-utils (>= 0.12), ghostscript (>= 9.02~), cups-filters (>= 1.0.42) | foomatic-filters (>= 4.0), foomatic-db-compressed-ppds | foomatic-db, printer-driver-gutenprint, printer-driver-hpcups, hplip, cups-pdf, udev, smbclient
Breaks: cups (<< 2.1.0-6~)
Replaces: cups (<< 2.1.0-6~)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-daemon_2.2.7-1ubuntu2.9_amd64.deb
Size: 296256
MD5sum: 9f6f20d5ae1bc3c7c03924f859f03c7c
SHA1: 343b14f4dd87e3f36f6af6a7832a9276c8a34b39
SHA256: afc1bfb4bc5f5c0120d4cbd56467600aa061d851ab913033df4802e6bb9e89b2
SHA512: 94021fd71d6b3d3dc690a11704a37a8021c0c55b88628f541a6890d3aff9bc4e1ea3ca596174e32197a51ac7ab042f05bf65624743d0048fc20a7f7d0b76d7b8
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - daemon
Description-md5: 559bf8b849cd67e4ad13a2a638aea615
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-daemon
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.7-1ubuntu2
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: 871
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcups2 (= 2.2.7-1ubuntu2), libcupsmime1 (>= 1.5.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.14+dfsg), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpaper1, libsystemd0, procps, lsb-base (>= 3.2-14~), ssl-cert (>= 1.0.11), adduser, bc
Recommends: colord, cups-browsed, avahi-daemon (>= 0.6.31-3~)
Suggests: cups, cups-bsd, cups-common (>= 2.2.7-1ubuntu2), cups-server-common (>= 2.2.7-1ubuntu2), cups-client (>= 2.2.7-1ubuntu2), cups-ppdc, cups-filters, poppler-utils (>= 0.12), ghostscript (>= 9.02~), cups-filters (>= 1.0.42) | foomatic-filters (>= 4.0), foomatic-db-compressed-ppds | foomatic-db, printer-driver-gutenprint, printer-driver-hpcups, hplip, cups-pdf, udev, smbclient
Breaks: cups (<< 2.1.0-6~)
Replaces: cups (<< 2.1.0-6~)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-daemon_2.2.7-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 299752
MD5sum: 58a5ca08409012f357944ac450093d5f
SHA1: 918285867fd3e77a0f04bcaf47abe7a85d116bde
SHA256: 256c19dccff993b065bd4dea8a8db4da12090ae306dc8b46824b96679858af25
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - daemon
Description-md5: 559bf8b849cd67e4ad13a2a638aea615
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