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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "gv" package

Learn how to install gv on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall gv on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: gv
Priority: optional
Section: universe/text
Installed-Size: 584
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bernhard R. Link
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:3.7.4-1
Provides: pdf-viewer, postscript-viewer
Depends: ghostscript-x, libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxinerama1, libxmu6, libxt6, xaw3dg (>= 1.5+E-1)
Recommends: xaw3dg (>= 1.5+E-18~)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gv/gv_3.7.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 215392
MD5sum: 6ce5b171b542dc877cd59826f8cae1a9
SHA1: 68223f5aedda59f187e1501d2e9148c162dab406
SHA256: 193d9395d77e5a17ffe8b389878f6c8eb5dc322718019b5ca45048538a586a00
Description-en: PostScript and PDF viewer for X
gv is a comfortable viewer of PostScript and PDF files for the X
Window System. It uses the ghostscript PostScript interpreter
and is based on the classic X front-end for gs, ghostview, which
it has replaced now.
Description-md5: 7ff4c134e7c6b4a98c92d2ff2d1218ec
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/gv/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu