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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "cups-client" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install cups-client on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

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


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: cups-client
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.3-3ubuntu1
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: 496
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libcups2 (= 2.3.3-3ubuntu1), cups-common (>= 2.3.3-3ubuntu1), adduser
Suggests: cups, cups-bsd, smbclient
Conflicts: lprng
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-client_2.3.3-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 123648
MD5sum: c41c2d7827decd884407f331076bfc72
SHA1: 0d170c5e25304fc272a3a139d4c455d54751c9da
SHA256: 6678fa943974f7e0a1e8564c56e06397b09f7972e4337485c77c87800436e2f5
SHA512: d2438dfb873f74557e7fa310c880f460ef133b9983735703c4147eef8b21c1f31ae9dfb4490c5a42368cf56c49ebdd2537608ad8b4e8dc8b88e0828c8a9aadff
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Description-en: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client programs (SysV)
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 System V style print client programs.
Description-md5: 49064ce8151bc5cfbb65936322a4e2ce
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