How to Install and Uninstall cups Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 26,2024

You can also install and uninstall the cups on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "cups" package

Please follow the steps below to install cups on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "cups" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall cups on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cups package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: cups
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8
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: 1079
Depends: cups-client (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8), cups-common (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8), cups-core-drivers (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8), cups-daemon (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8), cups-filters, cups-ppdc, cups-server-common (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, ghostscript, libcups2 (= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8), 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_2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8_amd64.deb
Size: 270136
MD5sum: 15fc178ddaa4fa9a6feb396fbdcbe3bd
SHA1: c5b844ae444014181e16660cef3d420f9080c54a
SHA256: 3b903695015a0cb24d22b7bde95893ff714d8337e46b48d1d212848f4f78a029
SHA512: 484e589f2f320d9c24de65dc98eba3f51548cb0400935f5a5d850a1f26996ef7ecfef5d5d419b983e36c35df7eab72997ef8961625eaf65b66a914622949a829
Homepage: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
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
Phased-Update-Percentage: 10

Package: cups
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7
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: 1079
Depends: cups-client (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7), cups-common (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7), cups-core-drivers (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7), cups-daemon (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7), cups-filters, cups-ppdc, cups-server-common (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, ghostscript, libcups2 (= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7), 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_2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7_amd64.deb
Size: 270134
MD5sum: 24ebf2946e4b866cd15d26987b3a3cad
SHA1: 6479cf372bc84579ac2ef5efab7a6672a6de7e8e
SHA256: 43eaed6a8c3076a2e75106b970e01116df48154f1767ba43044137f5a8fa2500
SHA512: ff4987f428f798b92697ee55125df5603e19490829d3d445687b9c6d1d8f23536c1d9c22b77ed5ff1abf72d8ec1d61aa75d79e7b071102e91d0a9136c9a0ca37
Homepage: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
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

Package: cups
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4
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: 1078
Depends: cups-client (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4), cups-common (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4), cups-core-drivers (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4), cups-daemon (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4), cups-filters, cups-ppdc, cups-server-common (>= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, ghostscript, libcups2 (= 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4), 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_2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 270080
MD5sum: 28fea5a77722caa078e6a6b931fa7ede
SHA1: 96207ed9ce5de2c8c3f61d23b8370d480241a084
SHA256: 49fb45f50bf6053864850005ae1e5caa2252aa80cb1423103f2dad7cd9f55ee6
SHA512: 5df9ba477db31645aaa03a98d52da4471f8b3e5a94701c79214d5201b8dfc43bd8c412a21b153539f94e451e0927885ce64f17b58dddc22bb26b145a452383a0
Homepage: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
Description: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
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