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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "cups-ppdc" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install cups-ppdc on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall cups-ppdc on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cups-ppdc
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cups-ppdc package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: cups-ppdc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.3op2-3ubuntu3
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: 526
Depends: cups-common (>= 2.3.3op2-3ubuntu3), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcups2 (>= 2.3~b6), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libstdc++6 (>= 5)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-ppdc_2.3.3op2-3ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 90280
MD5sum: 86af092cb346273ef761dcd4ee9ad80a
SHA1: a584ece4fb16bf16b15152dbc1168c772108e5b9
SHA256: b4fdaec3da367f071b9e44f5bf75e9936be8148d93b53ad11785209aec667f0b
SHA512: 9f00cf5fda332a01f30c8d1a31af88fd23dbb3fb9fb5ae2878a10be74db44d1cc89c0b9601b6d709cabb8554a5c7bccd3a95dedbf7f37426bbab651a0bd8b151
Homepage: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
Description-en: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD manipulation utilities
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 utilities to generate and manipulate PPD files.
Description-md5: ba3fa27bc468a14b73280f189057f4e7
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