How to Install and Uninstall libcups2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libcups2" package

Learn how to install libcups2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libcups2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libcups2" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libcups2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libcups2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcups2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libcups2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: cups
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 653
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgnutls30 (>= 3.4.2), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.10+dfsg~), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Suggests: cups-common
Breaks: cups (<< 1.5.0)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/libcups2_2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11_amd64.deb
Size: 197052
MD5sum: 7e75d9f1b62931fddd46f859a96d4775
SHA1: a4ea0c35912fe050f04d4c5710247106a7149c1e
SHA256: 5ebcd55266700ec1cad4c6c9283833c09d38bdb97728eea0b94dc388e6184cb8
SHA512: add9fb9c7c4e8334a518226a490e3f824eb733eaf13f166b6a8faddc57d3ef913f26a1febad2fa9f9769e4473c658b0f30ef119d6a5c598d86226ffcb9e75afd
Homepage: http://www.cups.org
Description-en: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - Core library
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 base shared libraries for CUPS.
Description-md5: cce9961cb86712146cb19e1b4636f79d
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, print-server, tomcat-server, samba-server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk-libs-dev, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: libcups2
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 652
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: cups
Version: 2.1.3-4
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgnutls30 (>= 3.4.2), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.10+dfsg~), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Suggests: cups-common
Breaks: cups (<< 1.5.0)
Filename: pool/main/c/cups/libcups2_2.1.3-4_amd64.deb
Size: 196652
MD5sum: 3995ab409b0cb7c4440dfc90b54729d6
SHA1: ae40b119db887a3977c1b2d07ed806c3ed7ef98c
SHA256: 71724689c50e4e84834c4f823a0d1e576d2c7e9e6f383358bd15cbbd5a81fb9a
Description-en: Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - Core library
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 base shared libraries for CUPS.
Description-md5: cce9961cb86712146cb19e1b4636f79d
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.cups.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, print-server, tomcat-server, samba-server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk-libs-dev, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop