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

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "cups-pk-helper" package

Please follow the instructions below to install cups-pk-helper on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cups-pk-helper
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cups-pk-helper" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall cups-pk-helper on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: cups-pk-helper
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.2.6-1ubuntu4
Priority: extra
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guido Günther
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 308
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcups2 (>= 1.6.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups-pk-helper/cups-pk-helper_0.2.6-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 51458
MD5sum: 704047ba5c16ed22003003ffb19d964c
SHA1: 5e5189575f15868871f18b42245f38bdbe2a00ce
SHA256: 9812a59a3f46d81b8c76ab3a6d6fb6c8b976823d74626ff4b4e071eb972e0caf
SHA512: 599b9641e24056864ebf48ed476ca1335c478eeb66a05293a484f1e8b6d2c616c3e253ccd986ddcee4ad38605c545840e228b7e4e177038c890ae0a82d47f1f4
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cups-pk-helper
Description-en: PolicyKit helper to configure cups with fine-grained privileges
This package provides a PolicyKit helper to configure cups with
fine-grained privileges. For example, it's possible to let users
enable/disable printers without requiring a password, while still
requiring a password for editing printer settings.
Description-md5: 99cdef8011b592b6ad8076a155343c2c
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi