Package: ghostscript (10.04.0~dfsg-1)

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.

The suggested texlive-binaries package is only required when using dvipdf.

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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