How To Install libcupsmime1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcupsmime1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcupsmime1
libcupsmime1 is:
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 a shared library for file type detection and file conversion filter chain building.
There are three methods to install libcupsmime1 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcupsmime1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcupsmime1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcupsmime1
Install libcupsmime1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcupsmime1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcupsmime1
Install libcupsmime1 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libcupsmime1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcupsmime1
How To Uninstall libcupsmime1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcupsmime1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcupsmime1
Uninstall libcupsmime1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcupsmime1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcupsmime1
Remove libcupsmime1 Configurations and Data
To remove libcupsmime1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcupsmime1
Remove libcupsmime1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcupsmime1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcupsmime1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcupsmime1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
