How to install Ghostscript on Fedora 34
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To Install Ghostscript on Fedora 34
Introduction:
Ghostscript is a raster image processor (RIP) for raster computer printers—for instance, as an input filter of the Line Printer Daemon—or as the RIP engine behind PostScript and PDF viewers. Ghostscript can also convert from one format to another, such as from PostScript to PDF.
Installation Procedure:
Step 1: Check the Fedora version by using the below command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# cat /etc/os-release
NAME=Fedora
VERSION="34 (Workstation Edition)"
ID=fedora
VERSION_ID=34
VERSION_CODENAME=""
PLATFORM_ID="platform:f34"
PRETTY_NAME="Fedora 34 (Workstation Edition)"
ANSI_COLOR="0;38;2;60;110;180"
LOGO=fedora-logo-icon
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:34"
HOME_URL="https://fedoraproject.org/"
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f34/system-administrators-guide/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicating_and_getting_help"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/"
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT="Fedora"
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=34
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Fedora"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION=34
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal:PrivacyPolicy"
VARIANT="Workstation Edition"
VARIANT_ID=workstation
Step 2: Install the Ghostscript by using the below command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# dnf install ghostscript
Last metadata expiration check: 0:25:30 ago on Fri 11 Feb 2022 05:49:46 AM IST.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
ghostscript x86_64 9.55.0-2.fc34 updates 37 k
Installing dependencies:
ghostscript-tools-fonts x86_64 9.55.0-2.fc34 updates 12 k
ghostscript-tools-printing x86_64 9.55.0-2.fc34 updates 12 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 3 Packages
Total download size: 62 k
Installed size: 46 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/3): ghostscript-tools-fonts-9.55.0-2.fc34.x86_64.rpm 46 kB/s | 12 kB 00:00
(2/3): ghostscript-tools-printing-9.55.0-2.fc34.x86_64.rpm 43 kB/s | 12 kB 00:00
(3/3): ghostscript-9.55.0-2.fc34.x86_64.rpm 97 kB/s | 37 kB 00:00
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Total 56 kB/s | 62 kB 00:01
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
Preparing : 1/1
Installing : ghostscript-tools-fonts-9.55.0-2.fc34.x86_64 1/3
Installing : ghostscript-tools-printing-9.55.0-2.fc34.x86_64 2/3
Installing : ghostscript-9.55.0-2.fc34.x86_64 3/3
Running scriptlet: ghostscript-9.55.0-2.fc34.x86_64 3/3
Verifying : ghostscript-9.55.0-2.fc34.x86_64 1/3
Verifying : ghostscript-tools-fonts-9.55.0-2.fc34.x86_64 2/3
Verifying : ghostscript-tools-printing-9.55.0-2.fc34.x86_64 3/3
Installed:
ghostscript-9.55.0-2.fc34.x86_64 ghostscript-tools-fonts-9.55.0-2.fc34.x86_64 ghostscript-tools-printing-9.55.0-2.fc34.x86_64
Complete!
Step 3: Check the version of Ghostscript by using the below command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# ghostscript -v
GPL Ghostscript 9.55.0 (2021-09-27)
Copyright (C) 2021 Artifex Software, Inc. All rights reserved.
With this the process of installing Ghostscript on Fedora 34 comes to an end
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