How To Install libcupsfilters1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcupsfilters1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcupsfilters1
libcupsfilters1 is:
This library contains functions commonly used by the CUPS filters in the OpenPrinting CUPS filters package, currently functions to read several different image formats and to convert bitmaps between different color spaces.
There are three methods to install libcupsfilters1 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 libcupsfilters1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcupsfilters1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcupsfilters1
Install libcupsfilters1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcupsfilters1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcupsfilters1
Install libcupsfilters1 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 libcupsfilters1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcupsfilters1
How To Uninstall libcupsfilters1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcupsfilters1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcupsfilters1
Uninstall libcupsfilters1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcupsfilters1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcupsfilters1
Remove libcupsfilters1 Configurations and Data
To remove libcupsfilters1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcupsfilters1
Remove libcupsfilters1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcupsfilters1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcupsfilters1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcupsfilters1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
