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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "cups-client" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install cups-client on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

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


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cups-client
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cups-client package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: cups-client
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.3op2-7ubuntu2
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: 499
Depends: adduser, cups-common (>= 2.3.3op2-7ubuntu2), libcups2 (= 2.3.3op2-7ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Suggests: cups, cups-bsd, smbclient
Conflicts: lprng
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-client_2.3.3op2-7ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 127006
MD5sum: 31671a3fe1c9899cd9f61a632dbb5a9b
SHA1: a9552b5c4e22385507f442669cd19bcf5a85d734
SHA256: c9265ddcb442d6eef251ed26183fea593c412d21b55410cd6a8cc6587b89f368
SHA512: b79925e0cf7aa465068efb68c5d3610be16203d78bf4157cf231b15be423a22154154f928f8ed3a05faf20e8ef67f1cf2e19a0412e039aa7f7a34ac25cd756ce
Homepage: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
Description-en: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client programs (SysV)
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 System V style print client programs.
Description-md5: 49064ce8151bc5cfbb65936322a4e2ce
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