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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "cups-core-drivers" package

This is a short guide on how to install cups-core-drivers on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cups-core-drivers
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cups-core-drivers" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall cups-core-drivers on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: cups-core-drivers
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: 224
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libcups2 (= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6), cups-daemon (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6), cups-filters-core-drivers
Recommends: avahi-daemon
Breaks: cups-server-common (<< 2.1.0-7~)
Replaces: cups-server-common (<< 2.1.0-7~)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-core-drivers_2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6_amd64.deb
Size: 28120
MD5sum: cf3cffce1e678907831ec52c4449359c
SHA1: e1dce49ab83081233ec0dec638e8037c7417552c
SHA256: 43d52db08b09ff4087b35e9192ac2ad0a2729c725684490a41d7e5d6c72e2496
SHA512: b4e68107e4c4ba9ed3c00ea88cc601b4c336c05550dbb2591b30c41acb0ec9adaeefd78a2f411366cbb365fac394db30fc41dd504ba19c0586d3269821460ebc
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - driverless printing
Description-md5: 4f9e3623496bd3c54084d9d6fbddff87
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-core-drivers
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: 223
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libcups2 (= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1), cups-daemon (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1), cups-filters-core-drivers
Recommends: avahi-daemon
Breaks: cups-server-common (<< 2.1.0-7~)
Replaces: cups-server-common (<< 2.1.0-7~)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-core-drivers_2.3.1-9ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 28116
MD5sum: 1e6a74339719da69fc03ecb061c580c6
SHA1: 2818942ff1b4a7fc19aa588e0974493d41edabb5
SHA256: ee44744b982b3b06e4b1633915f8cfd49b1ce9ece1869df2d68488402f0931da
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - driverless printing
Description-md5: 4f9e3623496bd3c54084d9d6fbddff87
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