How to Install cups-pdf software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to Install cups-pdf software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

cups-pdf software package provides PDF writer backend for CUPS, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install cups-pdf 

cups-pdf is installed in your system.

Make ensure the cups-pdf package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep cups-pdf *

You will get with cups-pdf package name, version, architecture and description in a table

cups-pdf package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Graphics
Package cups-pdf
Version 2.6.1-6
Description PDF writer backend for CUPS
Sub Section Graphics


See Also, How to uninstall or remove cups-pdf software package from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)?