How To Install python3-cups on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cups on Ubuntu 20.04. python3-cups is Python3 bindings for CUPS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cups on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python3-cups

python3-cups is:

A module for using the CUPS 1.2 API in Python3 programs. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

There are three methods to install python3-cups on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-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 python3-cups using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-cups

Install python3-cups Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-cups using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-cups

Install python3-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-cups using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-cups

How To Uninstall python3-cups on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the python3-cups package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-cups

Uninstall python3-cups And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-cups and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cups

Remove python3-cups Configurations and Data

To remove python3-cups configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cups

Remove python3-cups configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-cups configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-cups

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cups package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.