macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install cupslocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install cups with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper
Common UNIX Printing System. Version 2.4.19 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-14.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add cupsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · cups · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install cupsDebian stable package indexes · cups · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install cupsFedora Rawhide package metadata · cups · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#cupsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cu/cups/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S cupsArch Linux sync databases · cups · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install cupsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · cups · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Common UNIX Printing System
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cups-config
- ippeveprinter
- ipptool
history
Project history and usage
CUPS is the standard open source printing stack for Linux and other Unix-like systems, exposing IPP printing, legacy lp/lpr command interfaces, a web administration interface, and a C API.
Project history
The OpenPrinting CUPS repository identifies CUPS as a standards-based printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Its legal notices preserve the main stewardship eras: Easy Software Products from 1997 to 2007, Apple from 2007 to 2020, and OpenPrinting from 2020 onward.
Adoption history
CUPS became distribution infrastructure rather than a niche end-user tool because it unified command-line printing, printer administration, filters, backends, and IPP support behind a common daemon and client tools. OpenPrinting now carries the current upstream version, while Apple maintains a separate repository for the CUPS shipped with macOS and iOS.
How it is used
Admins use CUPS through configuration files under /etc/cups, the localhost:631 web interface, and commands such as lpadmin, lp, lpr, lpstat, and ipptool. Developers use the C API and IPP-oriented tooling when integrating print workflows.
Why package nerds care
CUPS is package-manager significant because it is both a user-visible printing subsystem and a service dependency: packaging has to coordinate daemon files, config migration, filters, backends, IPP utilities, permissions, and platform service managers. It is one of the rare packages where command-line compatibility with both System V and Berkeley printing traditions still matters.
Timeline
- 1997: Easy Software Products copyright period begins in upstream legal notices.
- 2007: Apple copyright period begins in upstream legal notices.
- 2020: OpenPrinting copyright period begins in upstream legal notices.
- 2026: OpenPrinting repository lists active CUPS 2.4.x releases.
Related projects
- cups-filters supplies additional filters and drivers, while Apple's separate CUPS repository tracks the version shipped in macOS and iOS.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
/etc/cups/cupsd.conf/etc/cups/cups-files.conf/etc/cups/client.conf/etc/cups/printers.conf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cups-config | cli | global executable | |
ippeveprinter | cli | global executable | |
ipptool | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.4.19
manager updated2026-05-14
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cupsnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cups |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.4.19 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cups |
| 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 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | openssl@3 |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
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 |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
cups 2.4.10-3+deb13u2
Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
sudo apt install cups- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- 19 dependencies
- 8 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cups
Debian apt95%
cups-bsd 2.4.10-3+deb13u2
Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - BSD commands
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
sudo apt install cups-bsd- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: cups
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cups
Debian apt95%
cups-client 2.4.10-3+deb13u2
Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client programs (SysV)
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
sudo apt install cups-client- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: cups
- 4 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cups
Debian apt95%
cups-common 2.4.10-3+deb13u2
Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - common files
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
sudo apt install cups-common- Section: net
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: cups
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cups
Debian apt95%
cups-core-drivers 2.4.10-3+deb13u2
Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - driverless printing
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
sudo apt install cups-core-drivers- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: cups
- 4 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cups
Debian apt95%
cups-daemon 2.4.10-3+deb13u2
Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - daemon
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
sudo apt install cups-daemon- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: cups
- 14 dependencies
- 18 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cups
Debian apt95%
cups-ipp-utils 2.4.10-3+deb13u2
Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - IPP developer/admin utilities
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
sudo apt install cups-ipp-utils- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: cups
- 5 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cups
Debian apt95%
cups-ppdc 2.4.10-3+deb13u2
Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD manipulation utilities
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
sudo apt install cups-ppdc- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: cups
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cups
Debian apt95%
cups-server-common 2.4.10-3+deb13u2
Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server common files
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
sudo apt install cups-server-common- Section: net
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: cups
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cups
Debian apt95%
libcups2-dev 2.4.10-3+deb13u2
Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - Development files CUPS library
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
sudo apt install libcups2-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: cups
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cups
Debian apt95%
libcups2t64 2.4.10-3+deb13u2
Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - Core library
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
sudo apt install libcups2t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: cups
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cups
Debian apt95%
libcupsimage2-dev 2.4.10-3+deb13u2
Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - Development files CUPS image library
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
sudo apt install libcupsimage2-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: cups
- 6 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cups
Debian apt95%
libcupsimage2t64 2.4.10-3+deb13u2
Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - Raster image library
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
sudo apt install libcupsimage2t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: cups
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cups
Nix95%
cups
nix profile install nixpkgs#cups- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cups
Ubuntu apt95%
cups 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7
Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
sudo apt install cups- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- 19 dependencies
- 8 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cups
Ubuntu apt95%
cups-bsd 2.4.7-1.2ubuntu7
Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - BSD commands
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/
sudo apt install cups-bsd- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: cups
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cups
source trail
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