How to Install and Uninstall system-config-printer Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "system-config-printer" package

Please follow the instructions below to install system-config-printer on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                system-config-printer
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "system-config-printer" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall system-config-printer on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: system-config-printer
Architecture: all
Version: 1.5.11-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 929
Depends: gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0, gir1.2-glib-2.0, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, gir1.2-notify-0.7, gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0, gir1.2-pango-1.0, gir1.2-polkit-1.0, python3-cups (>= 1.9.60), python3-cupshelpers (= 1.5.11-1ubuntu2), python3-dbus, python3-gi, system-config-printer-common (= 1.5.11-1ubuntu2), python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
Recommends: system-config-printer-udev, avahi-utils
Suggests: gnome-software (>= 3.16.5-2)
Breaks: system-config-printer-gnome (<< 1.5.7+20160812-0ubuntu3~)
Replaces: system-config-printer-gnome (<< 1.5.7+20160812-0ubuntu3~)
Filename: pool/main/s/system-config-printer/system-config-printer_1.5.11-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 79024
MD5sum: 7698dd459132837123c4311dbeff2b0f
SHA1: 0f3c6e636dd2a086a843e8abd7c54474bbbbcc79
SHA256: 4bd6f3ca62ff2740ee7e41e938202e12b9b36acb5eb0aa8e064e01f47367bb92
Homepage: https://github.com/zdohnal/system-config-printer
Description: graphical interface to configure the printing system
Description-md5: 5aadd950c1ee40458e5cc9c2d09d5d8e
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop
Supported: 5y