How to Install and Uninstall printer-driver-hpcups Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "printer-driver-hpcups" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install printer-driver-hpcups on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "printer-driver-hpcups" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall printer-driver-hpcups on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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3. Information about the printer-driver-hpcups package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: printer-driver-hpcups
Priority: optional
Section: text
Installed-Size: 1855
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: hplip
Version: 3.16.3+repack0-1
Replaces: hplip-cups (<< 3.11.10-1ubuntu2)
Depends: cups, cups (>= 1.4.0) | cupsddk, cups-filters (>= 1.0.36) | ghostscript-cups, libc6 (>= 2.15), libcups2 (>= 1.4.0), libcupsimage2 (>= 1.4.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libhpmud0, libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Suggests: hplip (= 3.16.3+repack0-1), hplip-doc
Breaks: hplip-cups (<< 3.11.10-1ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/main/h/hplip/printer-driver-hpcups_3.16.3+repack0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 252160
MD5sum: 7add04f6610ce476713dc6efebf0fb6a
SHA1: 532dd7ec7613c511b65b27d647807be07fb2ed72
SHA256: 9e3e5ff136159485f2bc66f9b10b65c3e0ea2e1d03e37c27dfe759a5ab872217
Description-en: HP Linux Printing and Imaging - CUPS Raster driver (hpcups)
This package contains a CUPS-Raster-based printer driver which adds support
for most inkjet printers and some LaserJet printers manufactured by HP. It
does not provide PPDs for the fax functionality of HP's multi-function
devices.
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Users of the CUPS printing system are advised to also install the
hplip package, and use the hp CUPS backend to send data to the printer.
HPLIP supports USB, networked and parallel-port devices, and enables
extended hpcups functionality such as border-less printing.
Selecting any hpcups ppd in CUPS will use hpcups automatically.
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No physical PPDs are shipped with this driver. PPDs are dynamically
generated via a CUPS DDK .drv file.
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This package can be installed to provide a minimal headless printer
solution using CUPS.
Description-md5: f0d901d77cf3b6cbd910072d6a2c9cd4
Homepage: http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, 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