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

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "lpr" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install lpr 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 "lpr" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall lpr on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: lpr
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2008.05.17.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Adam Majer
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 328
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), netbase
Suggests: magicfilter | apsfilter, gs
Conflicts: suidmanager (<< 0.50)
Replaces: logcheck-database
Filename: pool/universe/l/lpr/lpr_2008.05.17.2_amd64.deb
Size: 91928
MD5sum: 497459ef00d7832e1b09557179c959cf
SHA1: 690bbc41a19bce5cb6398638ba15108e8c5734a2
SHA256: ee2af10141566a894d407292cc6421429c3c56c647a52c2612663e064f145650
Description: BSD lpr/lpd line printer spooling system
Description-md5: dda80fd521c8858f31b8d27c8900a20d