How to Install and Uninstall cups Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "cups" package

This is a short guide on how to install cups on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cups
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "cups" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall cups on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cups
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the cups package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: cups
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.3op2-7ubuntu2
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: 1085
Depends: cups-client (>= 2.3.3op2-7ubuntu2), cups-common (>= 2.3.3op2-7ubuntu2), cups-core-drivers (>= 2.3.3op2-7ubuntu2), cups-daemon (>= 2.3.3op2-7ubuntu2), cups-filters, cups-ppdc, cups-server-common (>= 2.3.3op2-7ubuntu2), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, ghostscript, libcups2 (= 2.3.3op2-7ubuntu2), poppler-utils, procps, libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.34), 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_2.3.3op2-7ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 271378
MD5sum: 3f6b4892583e82f34abe291af3bcacd3
SHA1: 021cb7d6f1d0b5c72b86fc349127e14754c094c2
SHA256: fd9929a76ca90849dae0e23f73d45a09c01e6cdc2d3cca3600514712b7c72320
SHA512: fb21967312e4173545bd834a6722ef1fb756a35627517f8c9e7513418f769d7efbc4bb68a4097c55734eb3f62f4c004e7212bc7676648c662bc52e639b22f413
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.
.
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