How to Install and Uninstall cups Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "cups" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install cups on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall cups on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cups
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cups package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: cups
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.3-3ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1176
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.16), libcups2 (= 2.3.3-3ubuntu1), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.16), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, cups-core-drivers (>= 2.3.3-3ubuntu1), cups-daemon (>= 2.3.3-3ubuntu1), poppler-utils, procps, ghostscript, cups-common (>= 2.3.3-3ubuntu1), cups-server-common (>= 2.3.3-3ubuntu1), cups-client (>= 2.3.3-3ubuntu1), cups-ppdc, cups-filters
Recommends: avahi-daemon, colord
Suggests: cups-bsd, foomatic-db-compressed-ppds | foomatic-db, cups-pdf, udev, smbclient
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups_2.3.3-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 259280
MD5sum: 434ad15f7ed0edc5612f2b1a961c1b78
SHA1: 393b757bd638458b91926024171c930df9c27477
SHA256: 06e18b276d4f7d6b32d08cfd191a04be140e46166acf37853aadf3bfbbbff97c
SHA512: 95281a404cafb68101034a919021957b63f06b34a75938d51ea51701fed8b02c597c941e7208849882ad4c6e022e3e33f6649d7abde96b35a6482dc723f1bbab
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Description-en: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
The Common UNIX Printing System (or CUPS(tm)) is a printing system and
general replacement for lpd and the like. It supports the Internet
Printing Protocol (IPP), and has its own filtering driver model for
handling various document types.
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This package provides the parts of CUPS which are needed for using printer
drivers.
Description-md5: 757338adad655b8f7da62fcd23ed6453
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop