How to Install and Uninstall ghostscript Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "ghostscript" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install ghostscript on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Learn how to uninstall ghostscript on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: ghostscript
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.54.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu2
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: 234
Provides: postscript-viewer
Depends: libgs9 (= 9.54.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Suggests: ghostscript-x
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.54.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 49500
MD5sum: 4c182f5214f95126d39a85d89ddd9da1
SHA1: eef7b00f2cf9a0e24e0cfc0d2af65b0e0513e53b
SHA256: 8c54c09dca4a7128d5f8761e58459be43a59ce907897105f6a815e707be12d5e
SHA512: 24535ac3e32965b9077e5a67289fc3295922364277d975fdee6b94133c909ad3f26185b3e5f9c111da2555c83bfdf72c851c7d93c0708cdc9b3c18d00babe21b
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, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi