How to Install and Uninstall libcups2 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libcups2" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libcups2 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libcups2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libcups2" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libcups2 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libcups2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcups2 package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: libcups2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.3-3ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: cups
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 771
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.17), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.12), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.17), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Suggests: cups-common
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/libcups2_2.3.3-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 232368
MD5sum: 2561fddfb06a8a8ebf22dc85d418fcd5
SHA1: fa284ef2fb3fcdb1e1e00328f174f5258c3635b0
SHA256: f3977a32813be9220d528517c1ed1b4a3ef718ad0fe5fea52465268855011a8b
SHA512: f8153f085147445ea454606c6b2476fb36b0dcd30f55c43f18030e6662b07378165690847304eb289b3f745a831334f7964c284a2b7acd91b1492fe815a4d683
Homepage: https://www.cups.org/
Description-en: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - Core library
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 base shared libraries for CUPS.
Description-md5: cce9961cb86712146cb19e1b4636f79d
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, samba-server, 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