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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "lprng" package

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

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install lprng

2. Uninstall "lprng" package

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

$ sudo apt remove lprng $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the lprng package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: lprng
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 2658
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.8.B-2
Replaces: lpr
Provides: lpr
Depends: lsb-base (>= 2.0), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcomerr2 (>= 1.01), libk5crypto3 (>= 1.6.dfsg.2), libkrb5-3 (>= 1.6.dfsg.2), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Pre-Depends: debconf | debconf-2.0
Suggests: magicfilter, lprng-doc
Conflicts: apsfilter (<< 4.9.1-10), cupsys-bsd, lpr, suidmanager (<< 0.50)
Filename: pool/universe/l/lprng/lprng_3.8.B-2_amd64.deb
Size: 1189788
MD5sum: cb11c212a04ed5da3fcac4aa7933dc95
SHA1: b1acb5c0c0819eeae9bb52571997ac2e888f9f26
SHA256: 5ca1a9a27df745c12fc9a857639545b7787583d628cdca6a4743ff8026d9983e
Description-en: lpr/lpd printer spooling system
The LPRng software is an enhanced, extended, and portable version
of the Berkeley LPR software (the standards UNIX printer spooler)
You can use this for local and remote printers.
Description-md5: 47d742863c1b0d7c17930026e04f3553
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://lprng.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu