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Quick installation of ghostscript-cups:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: ghostscript-cups
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install ghostscript-cups
Package Details | |
| Package: | ghostscript-cups |
| Version: | 9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.3 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.ghostscript.com/ |
| Description: | interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - CUPS filters 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 contains the CUPS filters, drivers, and PPDs which come with GPL Ghostscript. Homepage: http://www.ghostscript.com/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | text |
How to install ghostscript-cups on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If ghostscript-cups is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L ghostscript-cups' will give followin error.
Installing ghostscript-cups:
After system update use the following command to install ghostscript-cups:
sudo apt-get install ghostscript-cups
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove ghostscript-cups from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the ghostscript-cups from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the ghostscript-cups following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove ghostscript-cups
Following command is used to remove the ghostscript-cups package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove ghostscript-cups
This will remove ghostscript-cups and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing ghostscript-cups with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge ghostscript-cups
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove ghostscript-cups
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with ghostscript-cups package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
