How to Install and Uninstall ghostscript-x Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "ghostscript-x" package

Please follow the instructions below to install ghostscript-x on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall ghostscript-x on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: ghostscript-x
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.53.3~dfsg-7
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: 223
Depends: ghostscript (= 9.53.3~dfsg-7), libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxt6
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript-x_9.53.3~dfsg-7_amd64.deb
Size: 44800
MD5sum: 83351c15d6ad34ffffc266b948ea6c98
SHA1: 147917f66735861a89df96bc26afb3e83c2c4cf5
SHA256: f113d7c0dafc87110d59163427f240285f42e8d0fe72c2bdd29df6aa98a098a1
SHA512: d846489bf37925509da96eb258901f2b69d33515109ac7ca4961af04dd4f36cbab7454932155ae8dd47190ad833072d1215c742a979b82a8410aaa2dea28de1c
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, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi