How to Install and Uninstall cups-core-drivers Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "cups-core-drivers" package

Please follow the instructions below to install cups-core-drivers on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cups-core-drivers
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cups-core-drivers" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall cups-core-drivers on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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-core-drivers package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: cups-core-drivers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: cups
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 203
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libcups2 (= 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11), cups-daemon (>= 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11), cups-filters-core-drivers (>= 1.0.24-3~)
Recommends: avahi-daemon
Breaks: cups (<< 1.7.1-4~), cups-server-common (<< 2.1.0-7~)
Replaces: cups (<< 1.7.1-4~), cups-server-common (<< 2.1.0-7~)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-core-drivers_2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11_amd64.deb
Size: 27306
MD5sum: af1cef312d21b2e1a8d336146408562c
SHA1: 9c3fe930d274a789e9a901d800f350e6fa249dd9
SHA256: ce4fc1cf1b009d925e92dfd0b3e6ca4259540275e12d59c87e0ac53fbc88255d
SHA512: 5991769f62d64a9bb538147b9dafb6116217f6b3917125a85ffc602bd82399b03769d997158d21f718057c05be72844cc2b7868f014e743ae2f7f666af70bffd
Homepage: http://www.cups.org
Description-en: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD-less printing
The Common UNIX Printing System (or CUPS(tm)) is a printing system and
general replacement for lpd and the like. It supports the Internet
Printing Protocol (IPP), and has its own filtering driver model for
handling various document types.
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This package provides the parts of CUPS which are needed for PPD-less
printing on IPP printers with common data formats.
Description-md5: ce54982db957a747e5a00eb03d0acd3e
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, print-server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: cups-core-drivers
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 202
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: cups
Version: 2.1.3-4
Replaces: cups (<< 1.7.1-4~), cups-server-common (<< 2.1.0-7~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libcups2 (= 2.1.3-4), cups-daemon (>= 2.1.3-4), cups-filters-core-drivers (>= 1.0.24-3~)
Recommends: avahi-daemon
Breaks: cups (<< 1.7.1-4~), cups-server-common (<< 2.1.0-7~)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-core-drivers_2.1.3-4_amd64.deb
Size: 27206
MD5sum: f50301f8bb9ff1d289547d83367f9c51
SHA1: ef68136dd319f41f66aecf5f68fe929381fabc4f
SHA256: 65eb5e42cadf74cbc99aafdad187aea8fb6ec9b3b346a96eb0558177e4ffb4bb
Description-en: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD-less printing
The Common UNIX Printing System (or CUPS(tm)) is a printing system and
general replacement for lpd and the like. It supports the Internet
Printing Protocol (IPP), and has its own filtering driver model for
handling various document types.
.
This package provides the parts of CUPS which are needed for PPD-less
printing on IPP printers with common data formats.
Description-md5: ce54982db957a747e5a00eb03d0acd3e
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.cups.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, print-server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop