How To Install ghostscript-tools-printing on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghostscript-tools-printing on CentOS 8.
What is ghostscript-tools-printing
This package provides utilities for formatting and printing text files using either Ghostscript, or BubbleJet, DeskJet, DeskJet 500, and LaserJet printers. It also provides the utility ‘pphs’, which is useful for printing of Primary Hint Stream of a linearized PDF file.
We can use yum or dnf to install ghostscript-tools-printing on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ghostscript-tools-printing.
Install ghostscript-tools-printing on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install ghostscript-tools-printing using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ghostscript-tools-printing
Install ghostscript-tools-printing on CentOS 8 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install ghostscript-tools-printing using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ghostscript-tools-printing
How To Uninstall ghostscript-tools-printing on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the ghostscript-tools-printing package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ghostscript-tools-printing
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghostscript-tools-printing on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.