How to Install and Uninstall cups-client Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "cups-client" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install cups-client on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "cups-client" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall cups-client on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cups-client
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cups-client package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: cups-client
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6
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: 494
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libcups2 (= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6), cups-common (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6), adduser
Suggests: cups, cups-bsd, smbclient
Conflicts: lprng
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-client_2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6_amd64.deb
Size: 124248
MD5sum: 484a8920b5168422fbc4117c0c428c2c
SHA1: a5ca9fb92d8997695eb0ca62bcb8e99c422f5e46
SHA256: 394f739e99086a69f99d764d67aff097cff6035cd4126f02aa20df60f7717b0a
SHA512: 2078256881fe9967f6b2f22f6b53e60c39ce23221cf1a3010e5b9ae57ccc7df2e02f80b7f2d5fd6afe4657fc6a1dc80252bee6e85f6e0180418db78d260b3942
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client programs (SysV)
Description-md5: 49064ce8151bc5cfbb65936322a4e2ce
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: cups-client
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.1-9ubuntu1
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: 493
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libcups2 (= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1), cups-common (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1), adduser
Suggests: cups, cups-bsd, smbclient
Conflicts: lprng
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-client_2.3.1-9ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 124260
MD5sum: 4eb63e9d2de0580a50fbf487c50641d2
SHA1: a4c85c470497bdd6ca4dab82641c15c0b362d36a
SHA256: 05a24be2558d110fd9d8c08e2410acf306bc2a0495bee0b07fa6ce94db3f7392
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client programs (SysV)
Description-md5: 49064ce8151bc5cfbb65936322a4e2ce
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop