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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "cups-daemon" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install cups-daemon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cups-daemon
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cups-daemon" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall cups-daemon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cups-daemon
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cups-daemon package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: cups-daemon
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: 908
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcups2 (= 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11), libcupsmime1 (>= 1.5.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.10+dfsg~), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpaper1, libsystemd0, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), procps, ssl-cert (>= 1.0.11), adduser, bc
Recommends: colord, cups-browsed, avahi-daemon (>= 0.6.31-3~)
Suggests: cups, cups-bsd, cups-common (>= 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11), cups-server-common (>= 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11), cups-client (>= 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11), cups-ppdc, cups-filters, poppler-utils (>= 0.12), ghostscript (>= 9.02~), cups-filters (>= 1.0.42) | foomatic-filters (>= 4.0), foomatic-db-compressed-ppds | foomatic-db, printer-driver-gutenprint, printer-driver-hpcups, hplip, cups-pdf, udev, smbclient
Breaks: cups (<< 2.1.0-6~)
Replaces: cups (<< 2.1.0-6~)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-daemon_2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11_amd64.deb
Size: 301356
MD5sum: 7ff2d2e4e7c71da9b55408eca3b954c5
SHA1: ad1b6d880b5dde6181ec281d20845cc184b0e6a7
SHA256: 77914611b8d9f1a18c11a3506f179077fcbec8e18e80186f3c5046be170538ff
SHA512: 604d99da4205ce0976b31f4e56a40930681df94dbef4cabffd71b9eb7aa27dd54575eafbb194ae110278a95dab1bc2212042c50a156cedf2ab38da10426fabe9
Homepage: http://www.cups.org
Description-en: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - daemon
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 CUPS scheduler/daemon.
Description-md5: 559bf8b849cd67e4ad13a2a638aea615
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-daemon
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 902
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: cups
Version: 2.1.3-4
Replaces: cups (<< 2.1.0-6~)
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcups2 (= 2.1.3-4), libcupsmime1 (>= 1.5.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.10+dfsg~), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpaper1, libsystemd0, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), procps, ssl-cert (>= 1.0.11), adduser, bc
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Recommends: colord, cups-browsed, avahi-daemon (>= 0.6.31-3~)
Suggests: cups, cups-bsd, cups-common (>= 2.1.3-4), cups-server-common (>= 2.1.3-4), cups-client (>= 2.1.3-4), cups-ppdc, cups-filters, poppler-utils (>= 0.12), ghostscript (>= 9.02~), cups-filters (>= 1.0.42) | foomatic-filters (>= 4.0), foomatic-db-compressed-ppds | foomatic-db, printer-driver-gutenprint, printer-driver-hpcups, hplip, cups-pdf, udev, smbclient
Breaks: cups (<< 2.1.0-6~)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/cups-daemon_2.1.3-4_amd64.deb
Size: 300880
MD5sum: 75c9192c2ce3b70d9e51769a9ed81f46
SHA1: 037e5bcabe7f701ba0bb3de5063c058561f3a959
SHA256: 33a3eb44dd819b1f728f36f8ec13cd760f505da37050d0f0a533047e83cafbaa
Description-en: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - daemon
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 CUPS scheduler/daemon.
Description-md5: 559bf8b849cd67e4ad13a2a638aea615
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