How To Install Kyocera TASKalfa 6054ci on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial you will learn how to install the Kyocera TASKalfa 6054ci printer on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish. We will be using the CUPS package for this.
What is CUPS?
CUPS is an open source printing system originally developed by Apple Inc. It can also be used across other UNIX distributions such as Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish. CUPS makes use of the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP). It supports network and local printing (through USB, serial port and parallel).
Installation Methods
The Kyocera TASKalfa 6054ci printer fully supports AirPrint and should function after installing the CUPS package. You can install the CUPS package using apt-get, apt and aptitude.
Installing CUPS for Kyocera TASKalfa 6054ci on Ubuntu 22.04 using apt-get
Update apt with apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt, you can install CUPS using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cups
Installing CUPS for Kyocera TASKalfa 6054ci on Ubuntu 22.04 using apt
Update apt with apt by issuing the following command:
sudo apt update
After updating apt, you can install CUPS using apt by issuing the following command:
sudo apt -y install cups
Installing CUPS for Kyocera TASKalfa 6054ci on Ubuntu 22.04 using aptitude:
You may need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish. Update apt with aptitude issuing the following command:
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt, you can install CUPS using aptitude by issuing the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cups
Uninstalling CUPS on Ubuntu 22.04
In order to uninstall the CUPS package you can run the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cups
Uninstalling CUPS and all of its depedencies
In order to uninstall CUPS and all its dependencies, you can run the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cups
Removing CUPS configurations and all of its data
In order to remove CUPS configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish, run the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cups
Remove CUPS configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
You can use the following command to remove CUPS configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Run the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cups
References
To summarize
In this tutorial you learned how to install the Kyocera TASKalfa 6054ci printer on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish using multiple package management tools such as: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
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