How to Install and Uninstall printer-driver-cups-pdf Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the printer-driver-cups-pdf 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 "printer-driver-cups-pdf" package

This is a short guide on how to install printer-driver-cups-pdf on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "printer-driver-cups-pdf" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall printer-driver-cups-pdf on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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3. Information about the printer-driver-cups-pdf package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: printer-driver-cups-pdf
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.1-14
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Source: cups-pdf
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian CUPS Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 245
Provides: cups-pdf
Depends: cups, cups-client, ghostscript, libpaper-utils, libc6 (>= 2.34), libcups2 (>= 1.4.0)
Suggests: system-config-printer
Replaces: cups-pdf
Filename: pool/universe/c/cups-pdf/printer-driver-cups-pdf_3.0.1-14_amd64.deb
Size: 26220
MD5sum: 1a89110f84a2764facb0e7f9bffdfa0c
SHA1: 780157f76b43b4aedce8d0d9f80262f5360b1f6c
SHA256: 9bff8cc384c79141cd50c9982d17001eb6784b1ee528e4097299f46d8afb3e96
SHA512: 2de0db73d2c29fb5d23139b22f56ce68ccd3cbb7a7612259d72848808d07744bbd9260224601ec68796850e54b40da74d03b67b435bae8b23264a7421b433ebe
Homepage: https://www.cups-pdf.de
Description: printer driver for PDF writing via CUPS
Description-md5: 39064280b74033ad9f2f530494c81785