How to Install and Uninstall ghostscript Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "ghostscript" package

Please follow the guidance below to install ghostscript on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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 steps below to uninstall ghostscript on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: ghostscript
Architecture: amd64
Version: 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2
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: 181
Provides: ghostscript-x (= 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2), postscript-viewer
Depends: libgs10 (= 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Replaces: ghostscript-x (<< 10.02.0~dfsg-1)
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 43322
MD5sum: df0a6f6368384cc13e77091df9dd7671
SHA1: 7ee5e3d83c4fb98148eed1b1770a7805788b4682
SHA256: e34d80cf95da28ea227f94e8e9cf8b73fb8caaaebc1f6e672817b62838399cc0
SHA512: b7d8b1e539bd75f7fe6c4d080190a717ec253e029d04f861035b3c6805515239900cabe0bc3a876a6aa313068805115b65c8c8a20471bfe5069421442d04da32
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF
Description-md5: edd5fd86eebe72742e607f32760610a4
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, print-server, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi