How To Install libcups2-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcups2-dev on Debian 11. libcups2-dev is Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - Development files CUPS library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcups2-dev on Debian 11.

What is libcups2-dev

libcups2-dev 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 files necessary for developing CUPS-aware applications and CUPS drivers, as well as examples how to communicate with cups from different programming languages (Perl, Java, and PHP).

There are three methods to install libcups2-dev 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcups2-dev

Install libcups2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcups2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcups2-dev

Install libcups2-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcups2-dev

How To Uninstall libcups2-dev on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libcups2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcups2-dev

Uninstall libcups2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcups2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcups2-dev

Remove libcups2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcups2-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcups2-dev

Remove libcups2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcups2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcups2-dev

Dependencies

libcups2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcups2-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.