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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "ghostscript-x" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install ghostscript-x on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall ghostscript-x on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: ghostscript-x
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.54.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu2
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: 234
Depends: ghostscript (= 9.54.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxt6
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript-x_9.54.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 48620
MD5sum: b4b941763b82cd5e845f2f56c1fb0c33
SHA1: 96c1642f147bf54b0d9b387821d45c42f501a39e
SHA256: 101d834bb5aeee57fd379469b4e28b4be531b6e1939ecb050d7ec28f0adcacf9
SHA512: 6c00d06aeb0d6d92457737135c567eb71eb18f1cac98dc23943c27dec000605fd2c835560e80a730121e1c30986cf972a7a36d69e58075d873caf2e8b93cbe18
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