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

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "ghostscript" package

Please follow the instructions below to install ghostscript on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall ghostscript on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: ghostscript
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.52~dfsg-1ubuntu2
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 (= 9.52~dfsg-1ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.4)
Suggests: ghostscript-x
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.52~dfsg-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 52028
MD5sum: 98cd50244c638aed706de5ea8558842a
SHA1: c78fa04ce73d59ed6e59fe5b86e39dad0fdbc831
SHA256: e3eaa56a917a44af1410089abb4c87c552253c573e31c28c61edbf9df3c05266
SHA512: 08d13c3b7d30a49e9d3e89ff0640e9d2169dfaea9b5823edf486689b2e50380ed1863597610367aa9649ed5b367dcc8dce1cb6cd93a1d13eb5d88b3a5e25b601
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description-en: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF
GPL Ghostscript is used for PostScript/PDF preview and printing.
Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display
PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
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Furthermore, it can render PostScript and PDF files as graphics to be
printed on non-PostScript printers. Supported printers include common
dot-matrix, inkjet and laser models.
Description-md5: 3b69f5ec8191e8f0d88dd3e30e7b1b69
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop