How To Install ghostscript on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghostscript on Ubuntu.
What is ghostscript
ghostscript is:
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.
Furthermore, it can render PostScript and PDF files as graphics to be printed on non-PostScript printers. Supported printers include common dot-matrix, inkjet and laser models.
There are three methods to install ghostscript on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ghostscript Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ghostscript using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ghostscript
Install ghostscript Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ghostscript using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ghostscript
Install ghostscript Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ghostscript using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ghostscript
How To Uninstall ghostscript on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ghostscript package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ghostscript
Uninstall ghostscript And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ghostscript and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ghostscript
Remove ghostscript Configurations and Data
To remove ghostscript configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ghostscript
Remove ghostscript configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ghostscript configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ghostscript
Dependencies
ghostscript have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghostscript package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.