How to Install and Uninstall libcups2 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libcups2" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libcups2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Learn how to uninstall libcups2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libcups2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.3op2-3ubuntu3
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: 773
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.33), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.0), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.17), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Suggests: cups-common
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/libcups2_2.3.3op2-3ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 234124
MD5sum: d88f54dbee5471085923e6b5d2da5720
SHA1: aed36405769ad7a8d75cd389d4a6c854796b7999
SHA256: 7c31bc9d980955b9d8c0539ad96e8a6f1d0fcf42541afa92a456fe4c41f0104d
SHA512: fd7de4958b59517767f0fa822d7719d64edab2134913687c6be677a6a747ac7d56a3a2426b64d04eb0fe95270047d78924e2a442559d570a3851ec939d3e69f8
Homepage: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
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, server-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, 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, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi