How To Install cups-client on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-client on Kali Linux. cups-client is Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client programs (SysV)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-client on Kali Linux.

What is cups-client

cups-client is:

The Common UNIX Printing System (or CUPS(tm)) is a printing system and general replacement for 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 System V style print client programs.

There are three methods to install cups-client on Kali Linux. 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-client 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-client using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cups-client

Install cups-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cups-client using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cups-client

Install cups-client Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install cups-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cups-client

How To Uninstall cups-client on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cups-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cups-client

Uninstall cups-client And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cups-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cups-client

Remove cups-client Configurations and Data

To remove cups-client configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cups-client

Remove cups-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cups-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cups-client

Dependencies

cups-client have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-client package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.