How To Install python3-cupshelpers on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cupshelpers on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-cupshelpers
python3-cupshelpers is:
These Python modules, that come from the system-config-printer distribution, help building applications and utilities around the CUPS Python bindings. 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
Package: python3-cupshelpers Architecture: all Version: 1.5.12-0ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: gnome Source: system-config-printer Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 167 Depends: python3-cups (>= 1.9.42), python3-dbus, python3-requests, python3:any Breaks: python-cupshelpers (<= 1.5) Replaces: python-cupshelpers (<= 1.5) Filename: pool/main/s/system-config-printer/python3-cupshelpers_1.5.12-0ubuntu1_all.deb Size: 32668 MD5sum: aba3a22f7486c5d8f5d6d96ba28bb8c1 SHA1: 29aeb6c038296cdf8858bf372ddc5721c97c371c SHA256: f39df5e18f043b3e06d876f6a18cfe09b6bc32b238cdea51f721607108c18238 Homepage: https://github.com/zdohnal/system-config-printer Description-en: Python utility modules around the CUPS printing system These Python modules, that come from the system-config-printer distribution, help building applications and utilities around the CUPS Python bindings. 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-cupshelpers 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-cupshelpers 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-cupshelpers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-cupshelpers
Install python3-cupshelpers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-cupshelpers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-cupshelpers
Install python3-cupshelpers 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-cupshelpers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-cupshelpers
How To Uninstall python3-cupshelpers on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-cupshelpers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-cupshelpers
Uninstall python3-cupshelpers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-cupshelpers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cupshelpers
Remove python3-cupshelpers Configurations and Data
To remove python3-cupshelpers configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cupshelpers
Remove python3-cupshelpers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-cupshelpers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-cupshelpers
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cupshelpers package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.