How to Install and Uninstall libcups2 Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libcups2" package

Learn how to install libcups2 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libcups2" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libcups2 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libcups2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcups2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libcups2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.9
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: cups
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 709
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.17), libgnutls30 (>= 3.5.6), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.14+dfsg), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Suggests: cups-common
Breaks: cups (<< 1.5.0)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/libcups2_2.2.7-1ubuntu2.9_amd64.deb
Size: 210872
MD5sum: 2af4f29c2b44c29d80b9cea55a44ea54
SHA1: 7e7ff6ccde51a1122bc88cbc98b7c864d42280c0
SHA256: b2b6d7dc99e128f1b46e94031e2ad48f11def78381c64f5272c3193da4e27c87
SHA512: 0a50028c4c22fcbca2226a2181205903caee74740968da15119663316da3c3ff37472cbd22cd2914f8732516a9804d837c378708e1c021e4d8cf891b67ca8c19
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - Core library
Description-md5: cce9961cb86712146cb19e1b4636f79d
Task: ubuntu-desktop, print-server, samba-server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-live-share, lubuntu-gtk-core, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-core, lubuntu-core, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-live, lubuntu-qt-core, lubuntu-qt-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, lubuntu-live-qt, lubuntu-live-gtk, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: libcups2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.7-1ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: cups
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 708
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.17), libgnutls30 (>= 3.5.6), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.14+dfsg), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Suggests: cups-common
Breaks: cups (<< 1.5.0)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/libcups2_2.2.7-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 210912
MD5sum: a7beab2720d11f4e19b7cc536968e321
SHA1: 1aa8d9089f638d0fbe89d1d0bd2a359ef0143318
SHA256: 4c9252b2214f378ecc12180b86455dc6d92a70428aaed84b5ff2c4f8019fd2a0
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - Core library
Description-md5: cce9961cb86712146cb19e1b4636f79d
Task: ubuntu-desktop, print-server, samba-server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-live-share, lubuntu-gtk-core, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-core, lubuntu-core, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-live, lubuntu-qt-core, lubuntu-qt-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, lubuntu-live-qt, lubuntu-live-gtk, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y