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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "ghostscript-x" package

Please follow the instructions below to install ghostscript-x on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 is a short guide on how to uninstall ghostscript-x on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ghostscript-x
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14
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: 235
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxt6, ghostscript (= 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14)
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript-x_9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14_amd64.deb
Size: 43078
MD5sum: edd0aa8ccf994eed24e937547e96574c
SHA1: 74fa52aed3494d45d688a73679ed759f3675bd2f
SHA256: 41d1ccb89db55a118b02f31fe611e1a04dae2f5d6e1fc5818e24db5df25d739b
SHA512: 7e011cb5203a8cbcb949ece08acdc5c1136cdee883e6f4f9e7c256cb7bda10ff25d6a31a4c2556d6134b8c3323e37d147aff7d9d3b24c33ec8f6400a9a034a20
Homepage: http://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, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: ghostscript-x
Priority: optional
Section: text
Installed-Size: 202
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: ghostscript
Version: 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxt6, ghostscript (= 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript-x_9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 34232
MD5sum: aca16188186fe6288f9cf01a580a81ef
SHA1: c8f1d8c12ea990c3c11c51676e3b8446c1479a60
SHA256: 546475dfa83b8e0c7c459e505c6e931f2e5accbfd458c7bb673b929aec396515
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.
.
This package contains the GPL Ghostscript output device for X11.
Description-md5: 5f6f4265cecdf5f91c519e5f197328b3
Homepage: http://www.ghostscript.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop