How To Install cpdb-backend-gcp on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpdb-backend-gcp on Ubuntu 22.04. cpdb-backend-gcp is Common Print Dialog Backends - Google Cloud Print Backend

Introduction

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

What is cpdb-backend-gcp

cpdb-backend-gcp is:

This is the Google Cloud Print backend for print dialogs using the Common Print Dialog Backends concept of OpenPrinting. It makes the dialog list the Google Cloud Print destinations set by the current user plus the option to drop the job as PDF on the Google Drive and allows printing on these using the dialog.

For a user to be able to use this facility he must set up his Google account in the “Online Accounts” section of GNOME Control Center.

There are three methods to install cpdb-backend-gcp 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-gcp 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-gcp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cpdb-backend-gcp

Install cpdb-backend-gcp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cpdb-backend-gcp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cpdb-backend-gcp

Install cpdb-backend-gcp 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-gcp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cpdb-backend-gcp

How To Uninstall cpdb-backend-gcp on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the cpdb-backend-gcp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cpdb-backend-gcp

Uninstall cpdb-backend-gcp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cpdb-backend-gcp 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-gcp

Remove cpdb-backend-gcp Configurations and Data

To remove cpdb-backend-gcp configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cpdb-backend-gcp

Remove cpdb-backend-gcp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cpdb-backend-gcp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cpdb-backend-gcp

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Summary

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