How to Install and Uninstall ghostscript Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "ghostscript" package

This is a short guide on how to install ghostscript on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall ghostscript on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: ghostscript
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 227
Provides: postscript-viewer
Depends: libgs9 (= 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5), libc6 (>= 2.4)
Suggests: ghostscript-x
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5_amd64.deb
Size: 51844
MD5sum: 01f662c283f16e9ac4bff765b7f8265e
SHA1: cd01b02d26db3d1953dc73527c2e88f379ba4846
SHA256: 133dbe1161f160bd16ffbc4ea7981ae5ec4c22d575c5ce07fb48a714d7f79bea
SHA512: 8a8ff8e6659548ec1bc43044796b174dcf559400b5f7f936698900ee220960300c2b4bbd9d843eaa89ddbfbd2b8fe168afec3b3f00485cb7df6afa7491086ac9
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF
Description-md5: 3b69f5ec8191e8f0d88dd3e30e7b1b69
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: ghostscript
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 226
Provides: postscript-viewer
Depends: libgs9 (= 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4), libc6 (>= 2.4)
Suggests: ghostscript-x
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 51416
MD5sum: d9694f2eced534da171c27fef6bfeb65
SHA1: 98eff07b084a690f76f3bdb66f9f5e68a48a14a6
SHA256: 3dea6dd42ff9f160636c4b428c75413ac8238c63e616dbde61751c870bb534d4
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF
Description-md5: 3b69f5ec8191e8f0d88dd3e30e7b1b69
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop