How to Install and Uninstall ghostscript Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "ghostscript" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install ghostscript on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall ghostscript on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ghostscript package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: ghostscript
Architecture: amd64
Version: 10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 181
Provides: postscript-viewer
Depends: libgs10 (= 10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.2), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb
Size: 43376
MD5sum: 2eaffac04bbb838761bff585c263bd3f
SHA1: 94b21f4bcb2619e851592dd6c51de6dde0dd5030
SHA256: c71743d4cde9e1a10775244df84714f226f3c94d3dba94eee6584b9ea9b9e9d3
SHA512: 2305f63b52750b65f7b23c3b578918198b3f9216eeec12ccd026bed594a1ddd2a79097b9e1cc594abf49f96df63238421dd6c14cee24807a4d03130974dbe90b
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF
Description-md5: edd5fd86eebe72742e607f32760610a4
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi

Package: ghostscript
Architecture: amd64
Version: 10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 181
Provides: postscript-viewer
Depends: libgs10 (= 10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 43362
MD5sum: 65d7f9f341874a782de2db7189ab4423
SHA1: 3ce4c1cadbfe8bd5f1124c02e3e750924922e16e
SHA256: 938363cb8b598867a68f0761b119a6f62cb9cbda1d5f04f09a61f3ba47b800fd
SHA512: abf24f89064e780243e24e3b7b76e15a39ec3faa3cc2d8e65db4e5a9fb4fd6b062c8e09b321d187258b1307a9a3bd81b7d7cf0afaff0317abfda1875a43b2805
Homepage: https://www.ghostscript.com/
Description: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF
Description-md5: edd5fd86eebe72742e607f32760610a4
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi