%general-entities; ]> Ghostscript is a versatile processor for PostScript data with the ability to render PostScript to different targets. Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download size: &gs-size; Estimated Disk space required: &gs-buildsize; Estimated build time: &gs-time; Standard fonts: Other fonts: , , and X ( or ) This version of Ghostscript does not work with CUPS due to missing generic "cups" raster image driver. The necessary support cannot be patched in due to incompatible licenses. Use instead if you have CUPS. Install Ghostscript by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr && make && make install To install the shared library libgs.so, run the following commands additionally: make so && make soinstall The shared library depends on . It is only used in external programs like . To finish the installation, unpack all fonts you've downloaded to /usr/share/ghostscript. Ghostscript comes with a lot of filters to render PostScript/PDF files back and forth. Please refer to the HTML documentation or try man gs.