Installing CUPS Using the Package Manager on Linux

To install the CUPS software from the package manager available in the control center, click on Install Software. This will launch the package manager for software installation as shown in the following screenshot. Here, we have used the rpmdrake package manager of Mandriva (originally Mandrake) Distribution. The rpmdrake is a simple graphical frontend to manage software packages on a Mandriva Linux system. You can see the options for installation, removal and updation of software packages.

You can select the package that you want to install. The package can be selected by one of the following three options:

Further, you should perform following steps to search for the desired package, cups:

The installation options are displayed here. You can then perform the steps mentioned here:

You will be prompted once the installation is complete. You may also see a warning similar to the following:

This message appears if you have just uninstalled CUPS, and trying to install it again. If this message appears on the screen, click on Inspect and remove the saved file that will help to keep the system clean. Once you have finished reviewing the installation notice, click OK.