How To Install ghostscript-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghostscript-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ghostscript-doc
ghostscript-doc 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.
This package contains documentation for GPL Ghostscript, mainly targeted developers and advanced users.
There are three methods to install ghostscript-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ghostscript-doc
Install ghostscript-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ghostscript-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ghostscript-doc
Install ghostscript-doc 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-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ghostscript-doc
How To Uninstall ghostscript-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ghostscript-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ghostscript-doc
Uninstall ghostscript-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ghostscript-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ghostscript-doc
Remove ghostscript-doc Configurations and Data
To remove ghostscript-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ghostscript-doc
Remove ghostscript-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ghostscript-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ghostscript-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghostscript-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
