How To Install libcups2 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcups2 on Debian 11.
What is libcups2
libcups2 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 base shared libraries for CUPS.
There are three methods to install libcups2 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 libcups2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcups2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcups2
Install libcups2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcups2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcups2
Install libcups2 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 libcups2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcups2
How To Uninstall libcups2 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libcups2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcups2
Uninstall libcups2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcups2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcups2
Remove libcups2 Configurations and Data
To remove libcups2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcups2
Remove libcups2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcups2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcups2
Dependencies
libcups2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcups2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.