Thanks for the tip!
When I just tried that I got:
# sudo apt install ghostscript=9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1
libgs9=9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1 libgs9-common=9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Version '9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1' for 'ghostscript' was not found
E: Version '9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1' for 'libgs9' was not found
E: Version '9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1' for 'libgs9-common' was not found
#
Obviously I need to configure(?) something, but am at a bit of a loss
as to what,
as I don't really know much about the Debian/Ubuntu packaging system. (Any
tips or pointers?)
Fortunately, the "High Qualify Grayscale" CUPS workaround is Ok(-ish)
for now....
cheers!
-blf-
On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 at 18:20, Jarl <1817...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:
> I have downgraded to 9.25 using
> sudo apt install ghostscript=9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1 libgs9=9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1
> libgs9-common=9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1
>
> That solved the problem.
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> Title:
> GhostScript Update causes Blue Background
>
> Status in ghostscript package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> I am running 64 bit Linux Mint 19.1, the Cinnamon desktop 4.0.9, with
> kernel 4.15.0-45-generic.
>
> Two days ago an update to ghostscript dated 20 FEB 2019 appeared, and
> was applied to two of my machines (One is an Intel and one is an AMD,
> but both are kept fully updated) that share a networked HP OfficeJet
> 6700 Printer.
>
> At some point following the update, I happened to print a document,
> and ended up with a blue background on every page, even otherwise
> blank second sides. This occured regardless of a variety of
> originating applications I used, such as LibreOffice, various text
> editors, and even the CUPS "print test page" option.
>
> It took me a while to troubleshoot this on that first machine (trying
> different apps, reinstalling CUPS and so forth) until I realized the
> new ghostscript update was the issue and that (after trying to print
> from the second machine) it was affecting both machines.
>
> I should note that, using the "non-CUPS" appearance of the same
> printer, no blue background is present, but of course this provides no
> features like ink-level reporting, dual-sided printing, etc.
>
> I "restored" the ghostscript stuff from the last Timeshift backup and
> that cured the issue but I think this is a serious matter that should
> be addressed immediately (not the least because it's hard to read
> black text on a blue background and it wastes a lot of ink).
>
> I first posted this at
> <https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=288613#p1598888>
> and then sent an e-mail to marc.deslauri...@ubuntu.com (whose name was
> on the update information) who advised me to post this bug here.
>
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