How To Install system-config-printer-common on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install system-config-printer-common on Ubuntu 20.04. system-config-printer-common is backend and the translation files for system-config-printer backend and the translation files for system-config-printer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install system-config-printer-common on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is `system-config-printer-common`

system-config-printer-common is:

System-config-printer is a GUI written in Python using GTK+ to configure a CUPS server. Its primary use is to configure the printing system on the local host, but can also be used to setup a remote printer.

In terms of features, it aims to be as complete as the CUPS web administration tool, while being integrated to the desktop.

This package contains the backend and the translation files for system-config-printer 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: system-config-printer-common Architecture: all Version: 1.5.12-0ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: python 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: 892 Depends: gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0, gir1.2-glib-2.0, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, gir1.2-notify-0.7, gir1.2-pango-1.0, python3-cairo, python3-cups (>= 1.9.60), python3-cupshelpers (= 1.5.12-0ubuntu1), python3-dbus, python3-gi, python3-requests, python3:any Recommends: cups-pk-helper, gir1.2-secret-1, system-config-printer-udev Suggests: gnome-software (>= 3.16.5-2), python3-smbc Breaks: system-config-printer (« 1.5.7-2~), system-config-printer-gnome (« 1.5.7+20160812-0ubuntu3~) Replaces: system-config-printer (« 1.5.7-2~), system-config-printer-gnome (« 1.5.7+20160812-0ubuntu3~) Filename: pool/main/s/system-config-printer/system-config-printer-common_1.5.12-0ubuntu1_all.deb Size: 107752 MD5sum: 8dc4ae18b055a798e3d79d9a595e70b7 SHA1: af332e094f70e33823488ae6c2c1a6f0685d2201 SHA256: de0416c2468f4bc9243994be44c9078c5439a9b3767664c3c8ffcdf5e98e54e3 Homepage: https://github.com/zdohnal/system-config-printer Description-en: backend and the translation files for system-config-printer System-config-printer is a GUI written in Python using GTK+ to configure a CUPS server. Its primary use is to configure the printing system on the local host, but can also be used to setup a remote printer.

In terms of features, it aims to be as complete as the CUPS web administration tool, while being integrated to the desktop.

There are three methods to install system-config-printer-common 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 system-config-printer-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install system-config-printer-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install system-config-printer-common

Install system-config-printer-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install system-config-printer-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install system-config-printer-common

Install system-config-printer-common 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 system-config-printer-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install system-config-printer-common

How To Uninstall system-config-printer-common on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the system-config-printer-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove system-config-printer-common

Uninstall system-config-printer-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall system-config-printer-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove system-config-printer-common

Remove system-config-printer-common Configurations and Data

To remove system-config-printer-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge system-config-printer-common

Remove system-config-printer-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove system-config-printer-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge system-config-printer-common

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Summary

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