How to Install and Uninstall libgs-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "libgs-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libgs-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libgs-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libgs-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libgs-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libgs-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14
Multi-Arch: same
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: 181
Depends: libgs9 (= 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14), libc6-dev, libcups2-dev, libcupsimage2-dev, libfontconfig1-dev, libidn11-dev, libijs-dev, libjbig2dec0-dev, libjpeg-dev, libpaper-dev, libpng12-0-dev, libtiff5-dev, zlib1g-dev
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs-dev_9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14_amd64.deb
Size: 25316
MD5sum: d923c161c83a45d664c3c1ceca7a9d82
SHA1: fa673294400cb07f913591d8fcdfcd369dcd4ecb
SHA256: 026af44d86d9e913634df986545298a56465c7acf3bd69f70f371c6822065c00
SHA512: ba1c6600fa0eaecef72cf690092a803968b6f12f7d7d77ae2820c708fb27c7e78295e6ac44962015e0fb576264e6cc679b03b442705d90b941cd15d38ff081d3
Homepage: http://www.ghostscript.com/
Description-en: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Development Files
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 provides the development files for the GPL Ghostscript
library which makes the facilities of GPL Ghostscript available to
applications.
Description-md5: f4c1713297a6c688a87d0b2876caf1fa
Supported: 5y

Package: libgs-dev
Priority: optional
Section: text
Installed-Size: 19589
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: ghostscript
Version: 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2
Depends: libgs9 (= 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2), libc6-dev, libcups2-dev, libcupsimage2-dev, libfontconfig1-dev, libidn11-dev, libijs-dev, libjbig2dec0-dev, libjpeg-dev, libpaper-dev, libpng12-0-dev, libtiff5-dev, zlib1g-dev
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs-dev_9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 2334658
MD5sum: 06fca9e17408c5d13b36aebc984a8016
SHA1: 365239a043183b73bd37fbf8304255e21c9f3a21
SHA256: dd85200a11d6b879ca4e4e7c3c5e411da251c085103918f0a1e2113ae943ca84
Description-en: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Development Files
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 provides the development files for the GPL Ghostscript
library which makes the facilities of GPL Ghostscript available to
applications.
Description-md5: f4c1713297a6c688a87d0b2876caf1fa
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.ghostscript.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m