How to Install and Uninstall ghostscript Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 15,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ghostscript on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "ghostscript" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install ghostscript on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "ghostscript" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall ghostscript on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ghostscript package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: ghostscript
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6
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: 235
Provides: postscript-viewer
Depends: libgs9 (= 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Suggests: ghostscript-x
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6_amd64.deb
Size: 49446
MD5sum: aed6bb4c02367d91546fd211a644c33e
SHA1: 490390726bdaf9f7253a7ec8779ba42110fb96b1
SHA256: 4bada6b7f2a0feef390b88ee609815af6dc8508aa96996d0a007b6dfe250458e
SHA512: 24165e8aa09037ed26cc2e62941cabbe354dbbc6af6cb5672feaa21bdec75996f2428a2b1e2c83328b94fc4b2b4a3d75d5f6ea2b71ed9cd40c2fd32e7ee21c8d
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF
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

Package: ghostscript
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5
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: 235
Provides: postscript-viewer
Depends: libgs9 (= 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Suggests: ghostscript-x
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 49434
MD5sum: c4466151b87b61d36719034a115468ce
SHA1: 1eee185022f84a54fa72945abad11da3e0ddb089
SHA256: 38957869cf597ba2dac8d032e25aa9635e23924284873311c7b5c54b7a3ef5cd
SHA512: 04f363dbe81a8fe0aa6b95d2e69a98cc555bb2c95850371c557056d92a27d14e2f3d49a0f3c67260f98b1fe89cca57729cbefb5a2449652a7145ccad3f732d3c
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF
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