How to Install and Uninstall foomatic-db Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "foomatic-db" package

This is a short guide on how to install foomatic-db on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                foomatic-db
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "foomatic-db" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall foomatic-db on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: foomatic-db
Architecture: all
Version: 20200401-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12149
Recommends: foomatic-db-engine, cups-filters | foomatic-filters, printer-driver-all, ghostscript, cups, cups-client
Suggests: hplip, hplip-cups, cups-filters, openprinting-ppds
Filename: pool/universe/f/foomatic-db/foomatic-db_20200401-1_all.deb
Size: 584864
MD5sum: 975ad59ac8a29d3a8a152339b3c048b4
SHA1: abdcff386b1933cbd9dfc10c9d21a15ce0bf94c2
SHA256: 56da38068a7350d8d08099090e60baaa2ee14144709eb4317fb7d265c7978a6f
Homepage: https://www.openprinting.org/
Description: OpenPrinting printer support - database
Description-md5: d5f3469f229aa19246b75b0de1f76a10