How to Install and Uninstall libgs-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "libgs-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libgs-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libgs-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libgs-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.11
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: 168
Depends: libgs9 (= 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.11)
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs-dev_9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.11_amd64.deb
Size: 27380
MD5sum: 78c9eaddec22d0cd466109aaea66d778
SHA1: 1509366ad2ac61858e375a5fd4a65e2d5c29517a
SHA256: 700e05c9940e46037f752a4d106c2b67979aa3a8b238d3b97562de9cb6cca278
SHA512: 09a2b8d4751e93f663c297552ecaad08563561ae0bc267eb2ebc9f8f1e8d802d925813296d85bc937f1012f9900108c13150d1ebe388c2a6dd8f8d80c7cd5d53
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Development Files
Description-md5: f4c1713297a6c688a87d0b2876caf1fa

Package: libgs-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4
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: 166
Depends: libgs9 (= 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4)
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs-dev_9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 27396
MD5sum: d786f1fb0b3154ed0bc66cc0899bba37
SHA1: 00b93223a2142df7a3c1db06fbcb0420efa74968
SHA256: adee9027dde722f110899021ff36e9bf65091374d30cc81f3665a7e82b879c34
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Development Files
Description-md5: f4c1713297a6c688a87d0b2876caf1fa