How to Install cups software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install cups software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

cups software package provides Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

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

cups is installed in your system.

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

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep cups *

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

cups package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Network
Package cups
Version 2.1.3-4
Description Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
Sub Section Net


See Also, How to uninstall or remove cups software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?