How to Install and Uninstall libcupsimage2 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "libcupsimage2" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libcupsimage2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libcupsimage2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libcupsimage2" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libcupsimage2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                libcupsimage2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcupsimage2 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libcupsimage2
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: 149
Depends: libcups2 (= 2.3.3op2-3ubuntu3), libc6 (>= 2.2.5)
Recommends: libcupsfilters1
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/libcupsimage2_2.3.3op2-3ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 6332
MD5sum: 7f4a81f8b4c321d259249b1251ecdaf7
SHA1: dc679e0d86b18fb49755afb77817d78688cf5650
SHA256: 1895227de1f7d6a50cbd398943004be5efb11a8fb02e7bb955507b75e88f95eb
SHA512: e59873c22e910d624b521583854caa869a638911643f90d4eece9bc01714a0aefc93277a14c8b6366d2ebce5c2a353fd4affd7a5a47f8060263ece5121d35391
Homepage: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
Description-en: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - Raster image 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 image libraries for handling the CUPS
raster format.
Description-md5: f4451fb5498322724719d7d3a8635bf4
Task: 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