How to Install and Uninstall cups Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "cups" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install cups on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall cups on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: cups
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.3op2-3ubuntu3
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: 1095
Depends: cups-client (>= 2.3.3op2-3ubuntu3), cups-common (>= 2.3.3op2-3ubuntu3), cups-core-drivers (>= 2.3.3op2-3ubuntu3), cups-daemon (>= 2.3.3op2-3ubuntu3), cups-filters, cups-ppdc, cups-server-common (>= 2.3.3op2-3ubuntu3), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, ghostscript, libcups2 (= 2.3.3op2-3ubuntu3), poppler-utils, procps, libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.33), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.16)
Recommends: avahi-daemon, colord
Suggests: cups-bsd, cups-pdf, foomatic-db-compressed-ppds | foomatic-db, smbclient, udev
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups_2.3.3op2-3ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 256240
MD5sum: 6f54a5792b7545774aee8dfb1b65cb16
SHA1: 6bfbf2131a2879ad5d846f2aa45aef73c4a6d736
SHA256: af1fd3dd64813e319db5461c85d36891ed15138de3e8c9d8ae6e517294264ed4
SHA512: 917b6915b677e3f26ba513dc6d1175fe7341d291fa0180639bb5e950eba873870c5ee9bd11f26974f12d4c1fa161bc2bf60c87f6d948b1c3fb7acba5e95f22e7
Homepage: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
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, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi