This bug was fixed in the package ghostscript - 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
--------------- ghostscript (9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3) trusty; urgency=medium * Fix dependency for libgs9-common (LP: #1802958) -- Ioanna Alifieraki <ioanna-maria.alifier...@canonical.com> Mon, 12 Nov 2018 18:09:10 +0000 ** Changed in: ghostscript (Ubuntu Trusty) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ghostscript in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1802958 Title: libgs9-common not upgraded when libgs9 upgraded Status in ghostscript package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in ghostscript source package in Trusty: Fix Released Status in ghostscript source package in Xenial: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] ps2pdf stops working after upgrade of ghostscript to 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 . ghostscript and libgs9 are upgrated to 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2, but not libgs9-common which reamins at 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 version. [Test Case] To reproduce the bug: Install 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 version of ghostscript, libgs9 and libgs9-common. At this point ps2pdf should be working fine. Then sudo apt install ghostscript. ghostscript and libgs9 are upgraded but not libgs9-common. ps2pdf stops working : $ ps2pdf ascii.ps Unrecoverable error: typecheck in .bind Operand stack: --nostringval-- typecheck --nostringval-- scheck .gcheck [Regression Potential] Might cause problems when upgrading or installing ghostscript or libgs9 [Other Info] This bug affects trusty and xenial. It is already fixed in bionic and later. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/+bug/1802958/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp