How To Install python3-cupshelpers on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cupshelpers on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-cupshelpers is Python utility modules around the CUPS printing system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cupshelpers on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-cupshelpers

python3-cupshelpers is:

These Python modules, that come from the system-config-printer distribution, help building applications and utilities around the CUPS Python bindings.

There are three methods to install python3-cupshelpers 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 python3-cupshelpers Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-cupshelpers using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-cupshelpers

Install python3-cupshelpers Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-cupshelpers using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-cupshelpers

Install python3-cupshelpers 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 python3-cupshelpers using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-cupshelpers

How To Uninstall python3-cupshelpers on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-cupshelpers package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-cupshelpers

Uninstall python3-cupshelpers And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-cupshelpers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cupshelpers

Remove python3-cupshelpers Configurations and Data

To remove python3-cupshelpers configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cupshelpers

Remove python3-cupshelpers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-cupshelpers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-cupshelpers

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cupshelpers package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.