How to Install and Uninstall libgs9 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "libgs9" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libgs9 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libgs9
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libgs9" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libgs9 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libgs9
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgs9 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libgs9
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: ghostscript
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 16449
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libcups2 (>= 1.4.0), libcupsimage2 (>= 1.4.0), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.11.94), libfreetype6 (>= 2.4.11), libidn11 (>= 1.13), libijs-0.35 (>= 0.35), libjbig2dec0 (>= 0.11), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), liblcms2-2 (>= 2.6), libpaper1, libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), libtiff5 (>= 4.0.3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0), poppler-data (>= 0.4.5-3~) | gs-cjk-resource, libgs9-common (= 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14)
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs9_9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14_amd64.deb
Size: 2277988
MD5sum: 6b1e2f198ef2f6e606eb0f7cacb9e9d3
SHA1: ae3e9df7347e5ddd64247bb5531882556111c17b
SHA256: 11d194a7953db5a862896beb3450238d014488968fae2c34e8a003d8f31b3b6d
SHA512: 4b55611a7d183292b745e3e16394f2deaf6cdcfa14ea71d281205151f710453d2414f294324d6d3a1054fc19d7a7b2243aab7accb62bfd425c776ce5dbcffe10
Homepage: http://www.ghostscript.com/
Description-en: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Library
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 Ghostscript library which makes the
facilities of GPL Ghostscript available to applications.
Description-md5: 77d0d233cd004663a71b1ef44e87d3f1
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: libgs9
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 15843
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: ghostscript
Version: 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libcups2 (>= 1.4.0), libcupsimage2 (>= 1.4.0), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.9.0), libidn11 (>= 1.13), libijs-0.35 (>= 0.35), libjbig2dec0 (>= 0.11), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), liblcms2-2 (>= 2.6), libpaper1, libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), libtiff5 (>= 4.0.3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0), poppler-data (>= 0.4.5-3~) | gs-cjk-resource, libgs9-common (>= 9.18~dfsg~0)
Filename: pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs9_9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 2057980
MD5sum: 7953bb5b5f7e78a2489297435bd9964d
SHA1: a02d6ae71fde238c6f1d666fcd9cf61484844e1c
SHA256: 94d86ace410fc613655eb7a73f2c0968201c36106b8ee7ebd1920a44fb326328
Description-en: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Library
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 Ghostscript library which makes the
facilities of GPL Ghostscript available to applications.
Description-md5: 77d0d233cd004663a71b1ef44e87d3f1
Multi-Arch: same
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