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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "pyppd" package

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


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

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


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

Package: pyppd
Priority: extra
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 98
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Group
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.2-2
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~), python3, perl, xz-utils
Filename: pool/universe/p/pyppd/pyppd_1.0.2-2_all.deb
Size: 15182
MD5sum: e7b51d0556cce33d5343de0d0edb6610
SHA1: dd45f627b69775b3fcbae8af4e309ec280c5d6dd
SHA256: 2e991c3dbe03e70f96a97f8ca52a91bbfe81480ac3644946239960da424ea4e6
Description-en: CUPS PostScript Printer Driver's compressor and generator
pyppd is a CUPS PPD generator. It holds an compressed archive of PPDs, which
can be listed and retrieved only when needed by CUPS, saving disk space.
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This tool is mostly useful as build-dependency for printing driver packages.
For this use, it provides a Debian-specific dh_pyppd Debhelper addon that
handles the pyppd launch and the cleanup after it.
Description-md5: 430c15cefec8779b4e345c966d8bf857
Homepage: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyppd
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu