How to Install and Uninstall ghostscript Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "ghostscript" package

This guide let you learn how to install ghostscript on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall ghostscript on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: ghostscript
Version: 10.02.1~dfsg-3
Installed-Size: 179
Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: ghostscript-x (<< 10.02.0~dfsg-1)
Provides: ghostscript-x (= 10.02.1~dfsg-3), postscript-viewer
Depends: libgs10 (= 10.02.1~dfsg-3), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Suggests: texlive-binaries
Conflicts: ghostscript-x (<< 10.02.0~dfsg-1)
Size: 49852
SHA256: 69393aa8957dcaaedf0e29ba08be163cce04c964d3d14555b0de3e7bfdcbaeb0
SHA1: 5ae59127f1de92b10964143fcdeb057d56b723ac
MD5sum: 7fd3f88f55e7a58feb5f10a0ba1f6225
Description: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF
GPL Ghostscript is used for PostScript/PDF preview and printing.
Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview,
it can display PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
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Furthermore, it can render PostScript and PDF files as graphics
to be printed on non-PostScript printers.
Supported printers include common dot-matrix, inkjet and laser models.
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The suggested texlive-binaries package is only required when using dvipdf.
Description-md5:
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_10.02.1~dfsg-3_amd64.deb