How to Install and Uninstall foomatic-db Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "foomatic-db" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install foomatic-db on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                foomatic-db
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "foomatic-db" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall foomatic-db on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: foomatic-db
Architecture: all
Version: 20200820-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12243
Recommends: foomatic-db-engine, cups-filters | foomatic-filters, printer-driver-all, ghostscript, cups, cups-client
Suggests: hplip, hplip-cups, cups-filters, openprinting-ppds
Filename: pool/universe/f/foomatic-db/foomatic-db_20200820-1_all.deb
Size: 587544
MD5sum: 2fbcf09f9913f7992f96c7e29a66b36f
SHA1: 88eef12ca9ea9117b2456be524d637ee44aee74e
SHA256: b76ce7e74567e66607b4aef3fd9b510dfbf3332dfafa3a18eaaf6d306a1e765c
SHA512: 7121b9470cf905972387dad2dcf07a8a1555a125eaef2d263a3329783f2eb9a39879185636d248cae08c6f31789e9723e12d54889cb909dda8d1b3e85e195fce
Homepage: https://www.openprinting.org/
Description-en: OpenPrinting printer support - database
Foomatic is a printing system designed to make it easier to set up
common printers for use with Debian (and other operating systems).
It provides the "glue" between a print spooler (like CUPS or lpr) and
your actual printer, by telling your computer how to process files
sent to the printer.
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This package contains the printer database distributed by
OpenPrinting for most common drivers. You will probably need
the foomatic-db-engine package for this package to be useful.
Description-md5: d5f3469f229aa19246b75b0de1f76a10