How To Install libcupsppdc1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcupsppdc1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libcupsppdc1 is Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD manipulation library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcupsppdc1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcupsppdc1

libcupsppdc1 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 the base shared library for generating and manipulating PPD files.

There are three methods to install libcupsppdc1 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 libcupsppdc1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcupsppdc1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcupsppdc1

Install libcupsppdc1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcupsppdc1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcupsppdc1

Install libcupsppdc1 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 libcupsppdc1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcupsppdc1

How To Uninstall libcupsppdc1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libcupsppdc1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcupsppdc1

Uninstall libcupsppdc1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcupsppdc1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcupsppdc1

Remove libcupsppdc1 Configurations and Data

To remove libcupsppdc1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcupsppdc1

Remove libcupsppdc1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcupsppdc1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcupsppdc1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcupsppdc1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.