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

Last updated: February 16,2025

1. Install "cups-daemon" package

Please follow the guidance below to install cups-daemon on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall cups-daemon on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: cups-daemon
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: 936
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcups2 (= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.17), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpaper1, libsystemd0, procps, lsb-base, ssl-cert, adduser, bc
Recommends: colord, cups-browsed, avahi-daemon
Suggests: cups, cups-bsd, cups-common (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6), cups-server-common (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6), cups-client (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6), cups-ppdc, cups-filters, poppler-utils, ghostscript, foomatic-db-compressed-ppds | foomatic-db, cups-pdf, udev, smbclient
Breaks: cups (<< 2.1.0-6~)
Replaces: cups (<< 2.1.0-6~)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-daemon_2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6_amd64.deb
Size: 307592
MD5sum: 96306a041941b77756bbe1340ba3e80d
SHA1: 05713387660df7b0f7821065aef3415ab328ee44
SHA256: fcc3b1c71c80fb5b65b325753f106025609ce59876dc9bb907e739452681aae5
SHA512: a4864db8356d40ee51ec16f3646cb839bc4be0e50a7c9845b9f5035bbcad25ce15a63642c7a523dd0fe1fb58a49f78e4cdb0389bea03bc19ba0f2b8be0a32286
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - daemon
Description-md5: 559bf8b849cd67e4ad13a2a638aea615
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-daemon
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: 935
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcups2 (= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.17), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpaper1, libsystemd0, procps, lsb-base, ssl-cert, adduser, bc
Recommends: colord, cups-browsed, avahi-daemon
Suggests: cups, cups-bsd, cups-common (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1), cups-server-common (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1), cups-client (>= 2.3.1-9ubuntu1), cups-ppdc, cups-filters, poppler-utils, ghostscript, foomatic-db-compressed-ppds | foomatic-db, cups-pdf, udev, smbclient
Breaks: cups (<< 2.1.0-6~)
Replaces: cups (<< 2.1.0-6~)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-daemon_2.3.1-9ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 307808
MD5sum: fa79bd9609bf04df251346143b0e7a52
SHA1: 53d127d37e4fe2598d43d69c15c6029a9348e601
SHA256: eae81ef73506942cd192b9c512f50d9f1a83c1512eef72f4cd129fd993a3b84b
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - daemon
Description-md5: 559bf8b849cd67e4ad13a2a638aea615
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