How to Install and Uninstall libgs-dev Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 01,2024

1. Install "libgs-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libgs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libgs-dev" package

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


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

Package: libgs-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16
Multi-Arch: same
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: 164
Depends: libcups2-dev, libcupsimage2-dev, libfontconfig1-dev, libfreetype6-dev, libidn11-dev, libijs-dev, libjbig2dec0-dev, libjpeg-dev, liblcms2-dev, libpaper-dev, libpng-dev, libtiff5-dev, zlib1g-dev, libgs9 (= 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16)
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs-dev_9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16_amd64.deb
Size: 25544
MD5sum: 3dac093fc07afbd615b0315f238b6e5d
SHA1: 2fb373e9ac70ffacd9f9da9f7fa002b498f6b692
SHA256: 7813daa0c323a7d082c9865a72c90e9cb0297564a2be48d5a871b9cfc8859322
SHA512: 3f15d2c32efedd544b42009d5051636c60ffaa839eca0b1b82501879e2a90193d9b5e439cc5d682725bdcd6f3f827dc7d19bf8e3aa897f56720df8084180363b
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Development Files
Description-md5: f4c1713297a6c688a87d0b2876caf1fa
Supported: 5y

Package: libgs-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
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: 159
Depends: libcups2-dev, libcupsimage2-dev, libfontconfig1-dev, libfreetype6-dev, libidn11-dev, libijs-dev, libjbig2dec0-dev, libjpeg-dev, liblcms2-dev, libpaper-dev, libpng-dev, libtiff5-dev, zlib1g-dev, libgs9 (= 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs-dev_9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 25360
MD5sum: 72d458391a811f54c6c4dd012188eda3
SHA1: 6c002de4846f78645e779daba7194a82f5b8288d
SHA256: 3e56b5a99e218a4a57dee7bd32c78b6bfd13245ecb940aab8268d41f4c3f6aa1
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Development Files
Description-md5: f4c1713297a6c688a87d0b2876caf1fa
Supported: 5y