How To Install cups-x2go on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-x2go on Ubuntu 22.04. cups-x2go is Virtual X2Go printer for CUPS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-x2go on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cups-x2go

cups-x2go is:

X2Go is a server based computing environment with - session resuming - low bandwidth support - session brokerage support - client side mass storage mounting support - audio support - authentication by smartcard and USB stick

CUPS-X2Go provides a CUPS-backend for X2Go printing.

There are three methods to install cups-x2go on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cups-x2go Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cups-x2go using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cups-x2go

Install cups-x2go Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cups-x2go using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cups-x2go

Install cups-x2go 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 cups-x2go using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cups-x2go

How To Uninstall cups-x2go on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the cups-x2go package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cups-x2go

Uninstall cups-x2go And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cups-x2go and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cups-x2go

Remove cups-x2go Configurations and Data

To remove cups-x2go configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cups-x2go

Remove cups-x2go configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cups-x2go configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cups-x2go

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cups-x2go package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.