# Install cups

Common UNIX Printing System. Version 2.4.19 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-14.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:cups
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install cups
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add cups
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cups from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install cups
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: cups from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install cups
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cups from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#cups
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cu/cups/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S cups
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: cups from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install cups
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cups from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:cups
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cups>
- **Version:** 2.4.19
- **Source summary:** Common UNIX Printing System
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://openprinting.github.io/cups/doc>
- **License:** Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/releases/download/v2.4.19/cups-2.4.19-source.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-14T01:09:24-04:00
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- cups-config (cli)
- ippeveprinter (cli)
- ipptool (cli)
- cups-config (alias)
- ippeveprinter (alias)
- ipptool (alias)

## Dependencies

- openssl@3

## Build Dependencies

- pkgconf

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.4.19
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-14
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## セキュリティノート

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** cups
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** yes
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - cups - 2.4.10-3+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cups from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface | https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
- Debian apt - cups-bsd - 2.4.10-3+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cups-bsd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - BSD commands | https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
- Debian apt - cups-client - 2.4.10-3+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cups-client from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client programs (SysV) | https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
- Debian apt - cups-common - 2.4.10-3+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cups-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - common files | https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
- Debian apt - cups-core-drivers - 2.4.10-3+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cups-core-drivers from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - driverless printing | https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
- Debian apt - cups-daemon - 2.4.10-3+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cups-daemon from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - daemon | https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
- Debian apt - cups-ipp-utils - 2.4.10-3+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cups-ipp-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - IPP developer/admin utilities | https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
- Debian apt - cups-ppdc - 2.4.10-3+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cups-ppdc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD manipulation utilities | https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
- Debian apt - cups-server-common - 2.4.10-3+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cups-server-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server common files | https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
- Debian apt - libcups2-dev - 2.4.10-3+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libcups2-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - Development files CUPS library | https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
- Debian apt - libcups2t64 - 2.4.10-3+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libcups2t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - Core library | https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
- Debian apt - libcupsimage2-dev - 2.4.10-3+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libcupsimage2-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - Development files CUPS image library | https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
- Debian apt - libcupsimage2t64 - 2.4.10-3+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libcupsimage2t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - Raster image library | https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
- Nix - cups: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cu/cups/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - cups - 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cups from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface | https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
- Ubuntu apt - cups-bsd - 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cups-bsd from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - BSD commands | https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/


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