How to Install and Uninstall ghostscript Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "ghostscript" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install ghostscript on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ghostscript
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14
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: 243
Provides: postscript-viewer
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libgs9 (= 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14), gsfonts (>= 6.0-1), debconf | debconf-2.0, debianutils (>= 1.6)
Suggests: ghostscript-x, hpijs
Breaks: ghostscript-x (<< 8.64~dfsg-8)
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14_amd64.deb
Size: 47264
MD5sum: c5ad3ebefab262eceb9192d325bce277
SHA1: 44c4dd80ac19e3070da52056059b3fee84c874fa
SHA256: 36ea939321c8b5c8b6e6cabd79d596164031b9e25b63b7ffbb916e47a5dd472a
SHA512: b61cca58cc9c89e0cb5ace274dd85fda38a5bf0408801e9d1ceca5592e0273beef8e5632200b70acac6647e661be2aac93e4b5f778d3841f0f2a31c696a9e6bc
Homepage: http://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: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, print-server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: ghostscript
Priority: optional
Section: text
Installed-Size: 215
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2
Provides: postscript-viewer
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libgs9 (= 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2), gsfonts (>= 6.0-1), debconf | debconf-2.0, debianutils (>= 1.6)
Suggests: ghostscript-x, hpijs
Breaks: ghostscript-x (<< 8.64~dfsg-8)
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 40834
MD5sum: 85167cf16484b5bd3c0e5b7412eb1046
SHA1: 5a21f9b2e8ff6de20e340c06c154cae9f1ff2485
SHA256: ba287711de766c0ffd5908e9c550b43870eb158f9d8227f8cbad58fa52df939e
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.
.
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
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.ghostscript.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, print-server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop