How To Install cups-bsd on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-bsd on Debian 11.
What is cups-bsd
cups-bsd is:
The Common UNIX Printing System (or CUPS(tm)) is a printing system and general replacement for lpr, lpd and the like. It supports the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP), and has its own filtering driver model for handling various document types.
This package provides the BSD commands for interacting with CUPS. It is provided separately to allow CUPS to coexist with other printing systems (to a small degree).
There are three methods to install cups-bsd on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cups-bsd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cups-bsd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cups-bsd
Install cups-bsd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cups-bsd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cups-bsd
Install cups-bsd 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install cups-bsd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cups-bsd
How To Uninstall cups-bsd on Debian 11
To uninstall only the cups-bsd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cups-bsd
Uninstall cups-bsd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cups-bsd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cups-bsd
Remove cups-bsd Configurations and Data
To remove cups-bsd configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cups-bsd
Remove cups-bsd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cups-bsd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cups-bsd
Dependencies
cups-bsd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-bsd package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.