[xubuntu-users] Ghostscript gone?

[Joshua O'Leary]

Check the dpkg logs in /var/log to find out what it is that actually got removed, make sure that any cups or driver packages haven't been taken off. Was it a package from the repo or downloaded from somewhere else?

Joshua
On Tue, 21 May 2013 10:28:34 +0200
wim dukker <wim.dukker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello to all of you,
> 
> I am running a Xerox 6110 colorprinter under Xubuntu 12.04.
> 
> Because of the bad color quality under Linux i seached for a solution to 
> improve the color quality. Xerox documentation recommended installing 
> the latest Ghostscript software.
> I installed ghostscript package 
> "ghostscript_9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.2_amd64.deb". After installation, /*some 
> packages were deleted*/, the printer is not working anymore. 
> Re-installing ghostsript via Software Centre did not help.
> 
> Is it possible to reinstall Xubuntu so that i don't have to reinstall 
> all my personal software? Or are there better solutions to get my 
> printer back?
> 
> Many thanks in advance for the support.
> 
> Kind regards
> Wim Dukker