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

Last updated: April 28,2024

You can also install and uninstall the lpr 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 "lpr" package

This is a short guide on how to install lpr on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "lpr" package

Learn how to uninstall lpr on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: lpr
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2008.05.17.3+nmu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Adam Majer
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 385
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), netbase
Suggests: magicfilter | apsfilter, ghostscript
Conflicts: suidmanager (<< 0.50)
Replaces: logcheck-database
Filename: pool/universe/l/lpr/lpr_2008.05.17.3+nmu1_amd64.deb
Size: 99580
MD5sum: fd43eee9d35955bc10ca15a8ff396c4d
SHA1: c671c9c77d42061644ea44de0d9849595bdabdf7
SHA256: cdfc683fa56f05164088fbb5e99543696b224bb1a8d93277749c729c2f2cfc11
SHA512: 56d22040bb9a9329decd6c18b4d22a7a53d2bae37435a626baf04b5d0a9ad24253da79d043660fb66af5a97a8c223bfb1685ae8f3af14afd8672998096a17dc1
Description: BSD lpr/lpd line printer spooling system
Description-md5: dda80fd521c8858f31b8d27c8900a20d