How to Install and Uninstall foomatic-db Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "foomatic-db" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                foomatic-db
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "foomatic-db" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall foomatic-db on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: foomatic-db
Architecture: all
Version: 20210824-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12367
Recommends: cups, cups-client, cups-filters | foomatic-filters, foomatic-db-engine, ghostscript, printer-driver-all
Suggests: cups-filters, hplip, hplip-cups, openprinting-ppds
Filename: pool/universe/f/foomatic-db/foomatic-db_20210824-1_all.deb
Size: 585416
MD5sum: 6a9096b78117952829fac39c381f3fd5
SHA1: dcec966b8693547eb9d880e5e0257c8f82a2e97a
SHA256: 0635495be6522d852cffdecfcf03455cb1f2ae898ff1b13b3e261416e915d3ef
SHA512: a4eee2e9d951581d06ab2e9a2f9f36546d59dd0fe1082cb9da5c6cb17730cd7679c2348e1de59aee64e092a64084bd3b3423c2458355bb1cb547942c37b34418
Homepage: https://www.openprinting.org/
Description-en: OpenPrinting printer support - database
Foomatic is a printing system designed to make it easier to set up
common printers for use with Debian (and other operating systems).
It provides the "glue" between a print spooler (like CUPS or lpr) and
your actual printer, by telling your computer how to process files
sent to the printer.
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This package contains the printer database distributed by
OpenPrinting for most common drivers. You will probably need
the foomatic-db-engine package for this package to be useful.
Description-md5: d5f3469f229aa19246b75b0de1f76a10