How to Install and Uninstall ghostscript Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "ghostscript" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install ghostscript on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ghostscript
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ghostscript" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ghostscript on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ghostscript
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ghostscript package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: ghostscript
Version: 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u2
Installed-Size: 231
Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: amd64
Provides: postscript-viewer
Depends: libgs9 (= 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u2), libc6 (>= 2.4)
Suggests: ghostscript-x
Description: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF
Description-md5: 3b69f5ec8191e8f0d88dd3e30e7b1b69
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Tag: admin::hardware, hardware::printer, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility, use::driver,
use::printing, works-with-format::pdf, works-with-format::postscript,
works-with::dtp, works-with::font, works-with::image,
works-with::image:raster, works-with::image:vector, works-with::text
Section: text
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u2_amd64.deb
Size: 97980
MD5sum: e8e0a82235b9a95c16508697a76e2cf9
SHA256: ed444a124eddd658edf74df7307344c895971032abefc0f976d206091c204ef2