How to Install and Uninstall apsfilter Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "apsfilter" package

This is a short guide on how to install apsfilter on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall apsfilter on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                apsfilter
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apsfilter package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: apsfilter
Architecture: all
Version: 7.2.6-2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1506
Depends: lpr, file, a2ps
Suggests: ghostscript, pnm2ppa, dvips, bzip2, groff, html2ps, imagemagick, libjpeg-progs, netpbm, psutils, sketch, transfig
Conflicts: magicfilter
Filename: pool/universe/a/apsfilter/apsfilter_7.2.6-2_all.deb
Size: 227112
MD5sum: 1db80dca46101eeab3dfbc8468776617
SHA1: 5d53281ec6b75449428d81ad1bfdaa686d608405
SHA256: 7d06d139dae5cbd45ec0c5c5bca1f8ae85c9f4182fbc79c9a020e6a6734188af
SHA512: 289790c6d47d47d944098c7436ed4409001d777f4ec19beef81f67a1e95d688be865eb59735d5eca246daefc222f1d2d20dc99e8b8c05af246d506d1e8bd50dd
Description-en: Magic print filter with automatic file type recognition
apsfilter makes printing many file formats much easier. It features
on-the-fly decompression and conversion, and works on both PostScript
and non-PostScript (via Ghostscript) graphical printers.
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Among the supported formats are: gzip, bzip2, compress, freeze, pack,
ASCII, BMP, data (PCL, etc.), DVI, FBM, FIG, FITS, GIF, Group 3 fax,
HTML, IFF ILBM, JPEG, Kodak Photo CD, MGR, MIFF, PBM/PGM/PNM/PPM, PDF,
PNG, PostScript, RLE, SGI, Sketch, Sun raster, Targa, TIFF, troff, WPG,
X pixmap, XCF. Note that actual support depends on the installed
filter programs.
Description-md5: 6f92400e4e7bcd0cb0f0543612044aea