How To Install cups-pk-helper on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-pk-helper on CentOS 7. cups-pk-helper is A helper that makes system-config-printer use PolicyKit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-pk-helper on CentOS 7.

What is cups-pk-helper

cups-pk-helper is an application which makes cups configuration interfaces available under control of PolicyKit.

We can use yum or dnf to install cups-pk-helper on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cups-pk-helper.

Install cups-pk-helper on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install cups-pk-helper using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cups-pk-helper

Install cups-pk-helper on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install cups-pk-helper using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cups-pk-helper

How To Uninstall cups-pk-helper on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove cups-pk-helper

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-pk-helper on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.