This fixes the libgs9-common dependency in trusty.

** Description changed:

- Impact
+ [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
+ 
+ [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 
+ ps2pdf stops working :
+ $ ps2pdf ascii.ps
  Unrecoverable error: typecheck in .bind
  Operand stack:
-     --nostringval--  typecheck  --nostringval--  scheck  .gcheck
+     --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.

** Patch added: "debdiff for trusty"
   
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/+bug/1802958/+attachment/5211972/+files/lp1802958_trusty.debdiff

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  libgs9-common not upgraded when libgs9 upgraded

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