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

Last updated: May 22,2024

1. Install "ghostscript-x" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install ghostscript-x on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ghostscript-x" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ghostscript-x on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ghostscript-x package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: ghostscript-x
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16
Priority: optional
Section: text
Source: ghostscript
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 218
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxt6, ghostscript (= 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16)
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript-x_9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16_amd64.deb
Size: 42908
MD5sum: 96d852aba35d7d200352c50d11fcde52
SHA1: 6880a5ac8fba19d9b3aa559a0b9f353b39e937af
SHA256: 8ec9995affd5d3620d4221832bdf1a045e2ba9104e6ae14d8c0530e0b615c15d
SHA512: 272a52c5eae992bee3c7f093357e705ad8ced4299cf867df8549dc28242682617622eda6b9c1930aae5b7344088c0d70f7ac461611af0b1d577c3490f25a943d
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - X11 support
Description-md5: 5f6f4265cecdf5f91c519e5f197328b3
Task: ubuntu-desktop, 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-x
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: text
Source: ghostscript
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 213
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxt6, ghostscript (= 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript-x_9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 42764
MD5sum: e2224bcd8cb4ede4d579b7adc72d4dd4
SHA1: f4e9328bc05eb69705c76b7131537afcee96143e
SHA256: 3fd44eb27ceddb0b2ab433668df16e7551396fb6823d1c0ca6875aa54ab6a884
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - X11 support
Description-md5: 5f6f4265cecdf5f91c519e5f197328b3
Task: ubuntu-desktop, 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