How To Install python-cups on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cups on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-cups
python-cups is:
A module for using the CUPS 1.2 API in Python programs.
There are three methods to install python-cups 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 python-cups Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cups using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-cups
Install python-cups Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cups using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-cups
Install python-cups 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 python-cups using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-cups
How To Uninstall python-cups on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-cups package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-cups
Uninstall python-cups And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-cups and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cups
Remove python-cups Configurations and Data
To remove python-cups configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-cups
Remove python-cups configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-cups configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cups
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cups package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
