How To Install libcupsimage2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcupsimage2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcupsimage2
libcupsimage2 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 image libraries for handling the CUPS raster format.
There are three methods to install libcupsimage2 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 libcupsimage2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcupsimage2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcupsimage2
Install libcupsimage2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcupsimage2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcupsimage2
Install libcupsimage2 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 libcupsimage2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcupsimage2
How To Uninstall libcupsimage2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcupsimage2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcupsimage2
Uninstall libcupsimage2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcupsimage2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcupsimage2
Remove libcupsimage2 Configurations and Data
To remove libcupsimage2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcupsimage2
Remove libcupsimage2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcupsimage2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcupsimage2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcupsimage2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
