How To Install cpdb-backend-cups on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpdb-backend-cups on Ubuntu 22.04. cpdb-backend-cups is Common Print Dialog Backends - CUPS/IPP Backend

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpdb-backend-cups on Ubuntu 22.04.

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 22.04. 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 22.04

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 22.04, 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 22.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpdb-backend-cups package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.