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

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "gsfonts" package

This is a short guide on how to install gsfonts on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall gsfonts on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gsfonts
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gsfonts package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gsfonts
Priority: optional
Section: text
Installed-Size: 4764
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Masayuki Hatta (mhatta)
Architecture: all
Version: 1:8.11+urwcyr1.0.7~pre44-4.2ubuntu1
Conflicts: gs (<< 5.50-5), gs-aladdin (<< 6.50-4), gsfonts-x11 (<< 0.13)
Filename: pool/main/g/gsfonts/gsfonts_8.11+urwcyr1.0.7~pre44-4.2ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 3373970
MD5sum: 47126e30ae67398d61e7af8cff54f3db
SHA1: 261a68c2136932e975e50e3f053233845af09923
SHA256: fae918c51d76e993f984d0a9e108c9abb64db0dfcd75d39a40f939d740972661
Description-en: Fonts for the Ghostscript interpreter(s)
These are free look-alike fonts of the Adobe PostScript fonts.
Recommended for all flavors of Ghostscript (gs-gpl, gs-afpl and gs-esp).
Description-md5: c77fd616d53a8b059361ca26ef255651
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