How To Install cpdb-backend-cups on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cpdb-backend-cups on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is cpdb-backend-cups
cpdb-backend-cups is:
This is the CUPS/IPP backend for print dialogs using the Common Print Dialog Backends concept of OpenPrinting. It makes the dialog list CUPS print queues and driverless-capable IPP printers and allows printing on these using the dialog.
There are three methods to install cpdb-backend-cups 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 cpdb-backend-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 cpdb-backend-cups using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cpdb-backend-cups
Install cpdb-backend-cups Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cpdb-backend-cups using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cpdb-backend-cups
Install cpdb-backend-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 cpdb-backend-cups using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cpdb-backend-cups
How To Uninstall cpdb-backend-cups on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the cpdb-backend-cups package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cpdb-backend-cups
Uninstall cpdb-backend-cups And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cpdb-backend-cups and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cpdb-backend-cups
Remove cpdb-backend-cups Configurations and Data
To remove cpdb-backend-cups configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cpdb-backend-cups
Remove cpdb-backend-cups configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cpdb-backend-cups configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cpdb-backend-cups
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cpdb-backend-cups package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.