How to Install and Uninstall ghostscript Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "ghostscript" package

Learn how to install ghostscript on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall ghostscript on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: ghostscript
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16
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: 225
Provides: postscript-viewer
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libgs9 (= 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16), debconf | debconf-2.0
Recommends: gsfonts
Suggests: ghostscript-x
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16_amd64.deb
Size: 51348
MD5sum: 426eb3d50fbe9a7142f05da05d74f9ee
SHA1: 4f95352f60b35f25d2fc8d73cd2f1caf78dc8d5b
SHA256: ef693135f46a57748527ccbd7722f3d232cee5a219b9fba0e271ce573a4a5b87
SHA512: e039ba8c6548383b9ff5b70a4c6fc56eae28eccf85319ce3f4bafa307dc5af68087cced0534b53fc4e0b2a29e1e763d085983c1de4c6072c9cba003332315d2b
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF
Description-md5: 3b69f5ec8191e8f0d88dd3e30e7b1b69
Task: ubuntu-desktop, print-server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: ghostscript
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1
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: 220
Provides: postscript-viewer
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libgs9 (= 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1), debconf | debconf-2.0
Recommends: gsfonts
Suggests: ghostscript-x
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 47580
MD5sum: df67f73f85da8d6aa4f630832a1e864d
SHA1: 3274b29d4b5e4e81d713fac49ac4ddd0620522cd
SHA256: 0d6744900c968ccda9be7fc86b85129abdf3e523f84073e79c081736706ed5c8
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF
Description-md5: 3b69f5ec8191e8f0d88dd3e30e7b1b69
Task: ubuntu-desktop, print-server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y