How to Install and Uninstall ghostscript Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: November 21,2024

1. Install "ghostscript" package

Learn how to install ghostscript on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install ghostscript

2. Uninstall "ghostscript" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall ghostscript on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):

$ sudo apt remove ghostscript $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the ghostscript package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: ghostscript
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6
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: 235
Provides: postscript-viewer
Depends: libgs9 (= 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Suggests: ghostscript-x
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6_amd64.deb
Size: 49446
MD5sum: aed6bb4c02367d91546fd211a644c33e
SHA1: 490390726bdaf9f7253a7ec8779ba42110fb96b1
SHA256: 4bada6b7f2a0feef390b88ee609815af6dc8508aa96996d0a007b6dfe250458e
SHA512: 24165e8aa09037ed26cc2e62941cabbe354dbbc6af6cb5672feaa21bdec75996f2428a2b1e2c83328b94fc4b2b4a3d75d5f6ea2b71ed9cd40c2fd32e7ee21c8d
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, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: ghostscript
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5
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: 235
Provides: postscript-viewer
Depends: libgs9 (= 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Suggests: ghostscript-x
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 49434
MD5sum: c4466151b87b61d36719034a115468ce
SHA1: 1eee185022f84a54fa72945abad11da3e0ddb089
SHA256: 38957869cf597ba2dac8d032e25aa9635e23924284873311c7b5c54b7a3ef5cd
SHA512: 04f363dbe81a8fe0aa6b95d2e69a98cc555bb2c95850371c557056d92a27d14e2f3d49a0f3c67260f98b1fe89cca57729cbefb5a2449652a7145ccad3f732d3c
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, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi