How To Install libcupscgi1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcupscgi1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcupscgi1
libcupscgi1 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 a shared library for CGI programs in the CUPS web interface
There are three methods to install libcupscgi1 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 libcupscgi1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcupscgi1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcupscgi1
Install libcupscgi1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcupscgi1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcupscgi1
Install libcupscgi1 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 libcupscgi1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcupscgi1
How To Uninstall libcupscgi1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcupscgi1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcupscgi1
Uninstall libcupscgi1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcupscgi1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcupscgi1
Remove libcupscgi1 Configurations and Data
To remove libcupscgi1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcupscgi1
Remove libcupscgi1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcupscgi1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcupscgi1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcupscgi1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
