How To Install libcups2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcups2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcups2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
