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5 VOTE
Status SUBMITTED
Categories Application Request
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 21, 2020

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Auto Uninstall Old Ghost Script

unfortunately the old Ghostscript version is not removed during an update

The Uninstall Command is Version specific Uninstall - "C:\Program Files\gs\gs9.23\uninstgs.exe" /S

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  • Claudio Mendes
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    |     Apr 27, 2020

    yes we need this this... i think pdfcreator has a similar issue with uninstall sometimes being named 001 or some other random number

  • Pepijn Vermeersch
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    |     Apr 21, 2020

    here is the file

    Remove-GPL_Ghos...
    Remove-GPL_Ghostscript.ps1
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    Remove-GPL_Ghostscript.ps1
  • Pepijn Vermeersch
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    |     Apr 21, 2020

    I have modified the script PmPC uses for Java

    I did the same for R for Windows.

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Uninstall previous versions of some applications (like done for Java)

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Some applications don't uninstall previous versions when upgrading, so all old versions remain on the machine just like for Java client before the Patch My PC defined pre/post script exist * GPL Ghostscript * R for Windows probably other app...
Pepijn Vermeersch over 4 years ago in Patch My PC Publisher 3 SUBMITTED