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

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "lpr" package

This guide let you learn how to install lpr on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall lpr on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: lpr
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 378
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Adam Majer
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2008.05.17.1
Replaces: logcheck-database
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), netbase
Suggests: magicfilter | apsfilter, gs
Conflicts: suidmanager (<< 0.50)
Filename: pool/universe/l/lpr/lpr_2008.05.17.1_amd64.deb
Size: 90990
MD5sum: 140bf9a77fe0da89b6b9be571be10143
SHA1: cb49f5f8ab54390a0aabc1803afd15f533c079b2
SHA256: d3e9d5ae6d905f866ab2b201d3b13737fbeecb028b60b88bdc6e215b7711f239
Description-en: BSD lpr/lpd line printer spooling system
This is the BSD printer spooler and associated utilities.
You can use this for local and remote printers.
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If you install magicfilter or apsfilter (along with ghostscript),
lpr will be able to automatically handle special file types
(such as Postscript and PDF files).
Description-md5: dda80fd521c8858f31b8d27c8900a20d
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu