How to Install and Uninstall ghostscript Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: October 07,2024

1. Install "ghostscript" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install ghostscript on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall ghostscript on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: ghostscript
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.11
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: 228
Provides: postscript-viewer
Depends: libgs9 (= 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.11), libc6 (>= 2.4)
Suggests: ghostscript-x
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.11_amd64.deb
Size: 52096
MD5sum: 25ea589c6d52df7ec6a03f555027ed25
SHA1: 5ec1e4ae5a7fbdd5231206ba42b899e24a550d24
SHA256: 43099dc00fa44eb10d6c3e315c0b3dfd0af7047ba077336297be72b66ae2758b
SHA512: 0f3bead9abef019e5c1e2826e9629eca4abd2dbe66d8807afebf318920c884b10be82863be9f78425697e92577d3cbd51b986e9b90680f73249bd4dbe558c2b3
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, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: ghostscript
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4
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: 226
Provides: postscript-viewer
Depends: libgs9 (= 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4), libc6 (>= 2.4)
Suggests: ghostscript-x
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 51416
MD5sum: d9694f2eced534da171c27fef6bfeb65
SHA1: 98eff07b084a690f76f3bdb66f9f5e68a48a14a6
SHA256: 3dea6dd42ff9f160636c4b428c75413ac8238c63e616dbde61751c870bb534d4
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, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop