How to Install and Uninstall foomatic-db Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "foomatic-db" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install foomatic-db on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                foomatic-db
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "foomatic-db" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall foomatic-db on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: foomatic-db
Priority: extra
Section: universe/text
Installed-Size: 10107
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Group
Architecture: all
Version: 20160212-0ubuntu1
Recommends: foomatic-db-engine, cups-filters (>= 1.0.42) | foomatic-filters (>= 4.0), printer-driver-all (>= 0.20111206), ghostscript, cups, cups-client
Suggests: hplip, hplip-cups, cups-filters, openprinting-ppds
Breaks: cups (<< 1.5.0-3~)
Filename: pool/universe/f/foomatic-db/foomatic-db_20160212-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 600302
MD5sum: 16772d2ebc3c0e09b9512537a1bb1127
SHA1: 2a831febbe952ec7da1cf3d5fe742494055bbbd4
SHA256: f63bd6e4b43bef95998f0352427463cbcc721d856649aa7878ee60097fa092e4
Description-en: OpenPrinting printer support - database
Foomatic is a printing system designed to make it easier to set up
common printers for use with Debian (and other operating systems).
It provides the "glue" between a print spooler (like CUPS or lpr) and
your actual printer, by telling your computer how to process files
sent to the printer.
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This package contains the printer database distributed by
OpenPrinting for most common drivers. You will probably need
the foomatic-db-engine package for this package to be useful.
Description-md5: d5f3469f229aa19246b75b0de1f76a10
Homepage: http://www.openprinting.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu