How To Install ghostscript-tools-printing on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghostscript-tools-printing on CentOS 8. ghostscript-tools-printing is Ghostscript’s printing utilities

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.