Ghostscript Installation

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The CirrusPrint server and system client will look for a Ghostscript executable and configure themselves to use it when jobs require it, primarily for format conversion. When possible, the server will delegate Ghostscript operations to the system client, so it is preferable to install on both the server and client.

Windows

The Windows system client provides a download and install button when Ghostscript is not found on the computer. Clicking this button will download and install the Ghostscript version that was current as of the last build of the client. If desired, you can also install directly from ghostscript.com, by following the download links for Ghostscript on Windows, either 32-bit or 64-bit. For private use on your machine, install the AGPL version. Be sure to install in the default location so that the system client can locate the installation.

Linux

The easiest way to install Ghostscript on Linux is to use the package installation system for your Linux version. Usually one of these commands will work (while running as root, or prefixed with sudo):

•	yum install ghostscript (Redhat-based systems)

•	apt-get install ghostscript (Debian-base systems)

It is also possible to install the very latest Linux client by visiting http://ghostscript.com, following the download links for Ghostscript, and downloading the latest tarball (tgz) file for Linux (64-bit or 32-bit as appropriate for the system). This tarball can be installed this way, as superuser:

•	cd /usr/share

•	tar xvf /path/to/file.tgz

•	Locate the extracted executable file, which will be in a ghostscript--linux- subdirectory, and create a symlink to it named /usr/local/bin/gs, such as: ln -s /usr/share/ghostscript-9.52-linux-x86_64/gs-9.52-linux-x86_64 /usr/local/bin/gs.

Configuration

Once installed, restart the Cirrusprint server or client. It will locate Ghostscript automatically.