How to Install and Uninstall libgs-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "libgs-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libgs-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libgs-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libgs-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.53.3~dfsg-7
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: 184
Depends: libgs9 (= 9.53.3~dfsg-7)
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs-dev_9.53.3~dfsg-7_amd64.deb
Size: 30964
MD5sum: b040c20e37214adbca5e7ea9147cff7a
SHA1: a70ada535f659de204bd55a0d9036059cf1d0d6b
SHA256: 2c69467aa605f883a07b7e40f252ae20f69d06687bb6e6b00de652da676bdbb2
SHA512: 77cb24c334551b3a9a9e89c58e2abc9a707aebf09bc54f22a668b083e72a07ff6dfd1dff50e85fe79e56b2a4def1361e43440fa12003bd5e1325bc4a8651f7d0
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description-en: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Development Files
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 provides the development files for the GPL Ghostscript
library which makes the facilities of GPL Ghostscript available to
applications.
Description-md5: f4c1713297a6c688a87d0b2876caf1fa