# 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 ```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/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-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/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cups - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.4.19 - **Source summary:** Common UNIX Printing System - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-14T01:09:24-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.4.19 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-14 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Unix: /etc/cups/cupsd.conf, /etc/cups/cups-files.conf, /etc/cups/client.conf, /etc/cups/printers.conf ## 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:** - **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/ ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - 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