Package: ghostscript (9.05~dfsg-6.3)

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interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF

GPL Ghostscript is used for PostScript/PDF preview and printing. Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.

Furthermore, it can render PostScript and PDF files as graphics to be printed on non-PostScript printers. Supported printers include common dot-matrix, inkjet and laser models.

Tags: System Administration: Hardware Support, Hardware Enablement: Printer, Implemented in: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, Role: Program, Scope: Utility, Purpose: use::driver, use::printing, Supports Format: PDF Documents, works-with-format::postscript, works-with::dtp, Works with: Fonts, works-with::image, works-with::image:raster, Vector Image, Text

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• dep: debconf

  Debian configuration management system

  or debconf-2.0

  virtual package provided by cdebconf, cdebconf-udeb, debconf

• dep: debianutils (>= 1.6)

  Miscellaneous utilities specific to Debian

• dep: gsfonts (>= 6.0-1)

  Fonts for the Ghostscript interpreter(s)

• dep: libc6 (>= 2.6)

  Embedded GNU C Library: Shared libraries
  also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb

• dep: libgs9 (= 9.05~dfsg-6.3)

  interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Library

• sug: ghostscript-cups

  interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - CUPS filters

• sug: ghostscript-x

  interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - X11 support

• sug: hpijs

  transitional dummy package for hpijs printer driver

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