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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "ghostscript-x" package

Please follow the steps below to install ghostscript-x on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

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


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

Package: ghostscript-x
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.52~dfsg-1ubuntu2
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: 218
Depends: ghostscript (= 9.52~dfsg-1ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxt6
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript-x_9.52~dfsg-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 44336
MD5sum: 47624ec0d99e46fb4550506448ebbdce
SHA1: cd34e9f1e09d2bcdd5aaa1e7f417e5409d79382b
SHA256: 7b6aa8185ee9ba99542900904cee1e33682ced09594d3df9b4e8dd5b5c58dc20
SHA512: 9f1b1cec217bf221876aa3edec62474088699b9c0df28284b4d5d0c5448b6bb20992a6bef1c7e17b9fdc93282d95a0c248876ab1aefb5695e5c30ab20fcf040a
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description-en: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - X11 support
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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This package contains the GPL Ghostscript output device for X11.
Description-md5: 5f6f4265cecdf5f91c519e5f197328b3
Task: 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