How To Install python-cups on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cups on Debian 9. python-cups is Python bindings for CUPS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cups on Debian 9.

What is python-cups

python-cups is:

A module for using the CUPS 1.2 API in Python programs.

There are three methods to install python-cups on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-cups Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-cups

Install python-cups Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-cups

Install python-cups 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python-cups using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-cups

How To Uninstall python-cups on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-cups package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-cups

Uninstall python-cups And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-cups and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cups

Remove python-cups Configurations and Data

To remove python-cups configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-cups

Remove python-cups configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cups

Dependencies

python-cups have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cups package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.