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2 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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4 | %general-entities;
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5 |
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6 | <!ENTITY espgs-download-http "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/espgs/espgs-&espgs-version;-source.tar.bz2">
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7 | <!ENTITY espgs-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/slackware/slackware-current/source/ap/espgs/espgs-&espgs-version;-source.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY espgs-md5sum "d30bf5c09f2c7caa8291f6305cf03044">
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9 | <!ENTITY espgs-size "5.3 MB">
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10 | <!ENTITY espgs-buildsize "116-140 MB (depends if libgs.so is installed)">
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11 | <!ENTITY espgs-time "1.65-3.20 SBU">
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12 |
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13 | <!ENTITY espgs-standard-fonts-download "ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/fonts/ghostscript-fonts-std-8.11.tar.gz">
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14 | <!ENTITY espgs-standard-fonts-md5sum "6865682b095f8c4500c54b285ff05ef6">
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15 | <!ENTITY espgs-standard-fonts-size "3.7 MB">
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16 |
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17 | <!ENTITY espgs-other-fonts-download "http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/ghostscript/gnu-gs-fonts-other-6.0.tar.gz">
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18 | <!ENTITY espgs-other-fonts-md5sum "33457d3f37de7ef03d2eea05a9e6aa4f">
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19 | <!ENTITY espgs-other-fonts-size "796 KB">
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20 | ]>
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21 |
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22 | <sect1 id="espgs" xreflabel="ESP Ghostscript-&espgs-version;">
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23 | <sect1info>
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24 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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25 | <date>$Date$</date>
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26 | </sect1info>
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27 | <?dbhtml filename="espgs.html"?>
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28 | <title><application><acronym>ESP</acronym>
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29 | Ghostscript</application>-&espgs-version;</title>
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30 |
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31 | <sect2>
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32 | <title>Introduction to <application><acronym>ESP</acronym>
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33 | Ghostscript</application></title>
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34 |
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35 | <para><application><acronym>ESP</acronym> Ghostscript</application> is a
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36 | versatile processor for PostScript data with the ability to render PostScript
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37 | to different targets.
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38 | <application><acronym>ESP</acronym> Ghostscript</application> is a customized
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39 | version of <acronym>GNU</acronym> Ghostscript that includes an enhanced
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40 | configuration script, the <acronym>CUPS</acronym> raster driver to support
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41 | <acronym>CUPS</acronym> raster printer drivers, and additional patches and
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42 | drivers from various Linux distributors.</para>
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43 |
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44 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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45 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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46 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP):
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47 | <ulink url="&espgs-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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48 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP):
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49 | <ulink url="&espgs-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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50 | <listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &espgs-md5sum;</para></listitem>
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51 | <listitem><para>Download size: &espgs-size;</para></listitem>
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52 | <listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
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53 | &espgs-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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54 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time:
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55 | &espgs-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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56 | </sect3>
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57 |
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58 | <sect3><title>Additional downloads</title>
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59 | <sect4><title>Standard fonts</title>
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60 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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61 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP):
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62 | <ulink url="&espgs-standard-fonts-download;"/></para></listitem>
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63 | <listitem><para>Download MD5 sum:
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64 | &espgs-standard-fonts-md5sum;</para></listitem>
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65 | <listitem><para>Download size:
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66 | &espgs-standard-fonts-size;</para></listitem>
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67 | </itemizedlist>
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68 | </sect4>
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69 |
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70 | <sect4><title>Other fonts</title>
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71 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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72 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP):
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73 | <ulink url="&espgs-other-fonts-download;"/></para></listitem>
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74 | <listitem><para>Download MD5 sum:
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75 | &espgs-other-fonts-md5sum;</para></listitem>
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76 | <listitem><para>Download size:
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77 | &espgs-other-fonts-size;</para></listitem>
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78 | </itemizedlist>
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79 | </sect4>
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80 | </sect3>
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81 |
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82 | <sect3><title><application><acronym>ESP</acronym> Ghostscript</application>
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83 | dependencies</title>
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84 | <sect4><title>Optional</title>
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85 | <para><xref linkend="cups"/>,
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86 | <xref linkend="libjpeg"/>,
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87 | <xref linkend="libpng"/>,
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88 | X (<xref linkend="xfree86"/> or <xref linkend="xorg"/>),
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89 | <xref linkend="GLib"/>,
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90 | <xref linkend="GTK"/> and
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91 | <xref linkend="gimp-print"/></para>
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92 | </sect4>
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93 | </sect3>
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94 |
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95 | </sect2>
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96 |
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97 | <sect2>
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98 | <title>Installation of <application><acronym>ESP</acronym>
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99 | Ghostscript</application></title>
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100 |
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101 | <para>Install <application><acronym>ESP</acronym> Ghostscript</application>
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102 | by running the following commands:</para>
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103 |
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104 | <screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr --without-gimp-print --without-omni &&
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105 | make &&
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106 | make install</command></userinput></screen>
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107 |
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108 | <para>To install the shared library
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109 | <filename class='libraryfile'>libgs.so</filename> you
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110 | will need <xref linkend="GTK"/>.</para>
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111 |
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112 | <para>Proceed with the following commands:</para>
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113 |
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114 | <screen><userinput><command>make CFLAGS_SO='-fPIC $(ACDEFS)' so &&
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115 | make soinstall &&
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116 | install -d -m755 /usr/include/ps &&
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117 | install -m644 src/*.h /usr/include/ps</command></userinput></screen>
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118 |
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119 | <note><para>The shared library is only used in external programs like
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120 | <xref linkend="gsview"/>.</para></note>
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121 |
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122 | <para>To finish the installation, unpack all fonts you've downloaded to
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123 | <filename class="directory">/usr/share/ghostscript</filename> and ensure
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124 | the ownerships of the files are root:root.</para>
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125 |
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126 | </sect2>
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127 |
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128 | <sect2>
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129 | <title>Command explanations</title>
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130 |
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131 | <para><parameter>--without-gimp-print</parameter>: This switch disables
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132 | the building of the <application><acronym>GIMP</acronym></application> print
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133 | driver as a <application>Ghostscript</application> device since this is
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134 | deprecated. This driver may be still accessible via <acronym>IJS</acronym>
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135 | or <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application>,
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136 | and this is the preferred way.</para>
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137 |
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138 | <para><option>--without-omni</option>: This switch disables the
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139 | omni driver support.</para>
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140 |
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141 | <para><option>--without-ijs</option>: This switch disables the
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142 | <acronym>IJS</acronym> driver support.</para>
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143 |
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144 | <para><command>install ...</command>: Some packages
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145 | (<application>ImageMagick</application> is one) need the
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146 | <application>Ghostscript</application> headers in place to link to the
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147 | shared library. These commands install the headers.</para>
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148 |
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149 | </sect2>
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150 |
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151 | <sect2>
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152 | <title>Contents</title>
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153 |
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154 | <para>The <application><acronym>ESP</acronym> Ghostscript</application>
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155 | package contains <command>gs</command>,
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156 | the <filename class='libraryfile'>libgs</filename> library and many filters
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157 | to render PostScript/<acronym>PDF</acronym> files back and forth. Please refer
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158 | to the <acronym>HTML</acronym> documentation or try
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159 | <command>man gs</command> for information about the capabilities provided
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160 | by the package. <application><acronym>ESP</acronym> Ghostscript</application>
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161 | also provides the <filename>pstoraster</filename>
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162 | <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> print filter.</para>
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163 |
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164 | </sect2>
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165 |
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166 | <sect2>
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167 | <title>Description</title>
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168 |
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169 | <sect3>
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170 | <title>gs</title>
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171 | <para><command>gs</command> invokes <application>Ghostscript</application>, an
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172 | interpreter of Adobe Systems' PostScript(tm) and Portable Document Format
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173 | (<acronym>PDF</acronym>) languages.</para></sect3>
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174 |
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175 | <sect3>
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176 | <title>pstoraster</title>
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177 | <para><application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> uses the
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178 | <command>pstoraster</command> filter to convert PostScript to a generic raster
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179 | image format that is acceptable as an input to drivers for non-PostScript
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180 | printers (e.g., from <xref linkend="gimp-print"/>). It is built and installed
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181 | only if <xref linkend="cups"/> is found.</para></sect3>
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182 |
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183 | </sect2>
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184 |
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185 | </sect1>
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