<html><head><title>How to install Ghostscript</title><!-- $Id: Install.htm,v 1.4 2000/03/15 07:29:53 lpd Exp $ --><!-- Originally: install.txt --></head> <body><!-- [1.0 begin visible header] ============================================ --> <!-- [1.1 begin headline] ================================================== --> <table width="100%" border="0"><tr><th align="center" bgcolor="#CCCC00"><font size=6>How to install Ghostscript</font></table> <!-- [1.1 end headline] ==================================================== --> <!-- [1.2 begin table of contents] ========================================= --> <h2>Table of contents</h2> <blockquote><ul><li><a href="#Overview">Overview of how to install Ghostscript</a><li><a href="#Install_Unix">Installing Ghostscript on Unix</a><ul><li><a href="#Install_Linux">Additional notes on Linux</a></ul><li><a href="#Install_Windows">Installing Ghostscript on MS Windows</a><li><a href="#Install_VMS">Installing Ghostscript on OpenVMS</a><li><a href="#Install_DOS">Installing Ghostscript on DOS</a><li><a href="#Install_OS2">Installing Ghostscript on OS/2 2.x</a></ul></blockquote> <!-- [1.2 end table of contents] =========================================== --> <!-- [1.3 begin hint] ====================================================== --> <p>For other information, see the <a href="Readme.htm">Ghostscriptoverview</a> and "<a href="Make.htm">How to build Ghostscript from sourcecode</a>". <!-- [1.3 end hint] ======================================================== --> <hr> <!-- [1.0 end visible header] ============================================== --> <!-- [2.0 begin contents] ================================================== --> <h1><a name="Overview"></a>Overview of how to install Ghostscript</h1> <p>You must have three things to run Ghostscript:<ol><li>The Ghostscript executable file; on some operatingsystems, more than one file is required.  These are entirelyplatform-specific.  See below for details. <li>Initialization files that Ghostscript reads in when itstarts up; these are the same on all platforms.<ul><li><b><tt>gs_</tt></b>*<b><tt>.ps</tt></b> unless Ghostscript was compiledusing the "compiled initialization files" option.  See the documentation of<a href="Psfiles.htm">PostScript files distributed with Ghostscript</a>. <li><b><tt>pdf_</tt></b>*<b><tt>.ps</tt></b> if Ghostscript was compiledwith the ability to interpret Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files,that is, <b><tt>pdf.dev</tt></b> was included in<b><tt>FEATURE_DEVS</tt></b> when Ghostscript was built. <li><b><tt>Fontmap</tt></b> and <b><tt>Fontmap.GS</tt></b> (or theappropriate <b><tt>Fontmap.</tt></b><em>xxx</em> for your platform), unlessyou plan always to invoke Ghostscript with the <ahref="Use.htm#FONTMAP_switch"><b><tt>-dNOFONTMAP</tt></b> switch</a>.</ul> <li>Fonts, for rendering text.  These are platform-independent,but if you already have fonts of the right kind on your platform,you may be able to use those.  See below for details.  Also see the<a href="Fonts.htm">documentation on fonts</a>.</ol> <p>The <a href="Use.htm">usage documentation</a> describes the searchalgorithms used to find initialization files and font files.  Theper-platform descriptions that follow tell you where to install thesefiles. <hr> <h1><a name="Install_Unix"></a>Installing Ghostscript on Unix</h1> <p>You need the file <b><tt>gs</tt></b> to run Ghostscript on Unix, andinstalling Ghostscript on a Unix system requires building it first: pleaseread <a href="Make.htm#Unix_build">how to build Ghostscript on Unix</a> inthe documentation on building Ghostscript, especially regarding how todecide <a href="Make.htm#UNIX_makefile">which makefile to use</a> and howyou may need to edit it.  After building, execute "<b><tt>makeinstall</tt></b>" to install the executable and all the required andancillary files. <p><a name="Use_Acrobat_fonts_Unix"></a>The makefile installs all the files except fonts under the directorydefined in the makefile as "<b><tt>prefix</tt></b>",<b><tt>/usr/local</tt></b> by default.  The fonts should be installed in<em>{prefix}</em><b><tt>/share/ghostscript/fonts</tt></b>.Consult the makefile for more details.  If you have Adobe Acrobatinstalled, you can use the Acrobat fonts in place of the ones provided withGhostscript by adding the Acrobat fonts directory to<b><tt>GS_FONTPATH</tt></b> and removing these fonts from<b><tt>Fontmap.GS</tt></b>: <blockquote>Courier, Courier-Bold, Courier-BoldOblique, Courier-Oblique, Helvetica,Helvetica-Bold, Helvetica-BoldOblique, Helvetica-Oblique, Symbol, Times-Bold,Times-BoldItalic, Times-Italic, Times-Roman, ZapfDingbats</blockquote> <h2><a name="Install_Linux"></a>Additional notes on Linux</h2> <p>Red Hat Linux 6 and later installs the Ghostscript base 35 fonts in<b><tt>/usr/share/fonts/default/Type1</tt></b>, and the other Ghostscriptfonts in <b><tt>/usr/share/fonts/default/ghostscript</tt></b>. <p>For Linux, you may be able to install or upgrade Ghostscript fromprecompiled <a href="http://www.rpm.org">RPM</a> files using: <blockquote><b><tt>rpm -U ghostscript-N.NN-1.i386.rpm<br>rpm -U ghostscript-fonts-N.NN-1.noarch.rpm</tt></b></blockquote> <p>However, please note that Aladdin Enterprises does not create RPMs forGhostscript and takes no responsibility for RPMs created by others. <hr> <h1><a name="Install_Windows"></a>Installing Ghostscript on MS Windows</h1> <p>Aladdin Enterprises usually distributes Ghostscript releases for Windows as self-extracting archive files, since this is the most convenient form for users.  However, we or other parties may distribute releases in the form of plain zip archives.   <p>The self-extracting archive is normally named<b><tt>gs###w32.exe</tt></b>,where ### is the release number (e.g., 403 for Ghostscript 4.03, 600 for Ghostscript 6.0). <p>The zip archive is normally named <b><tt>gs###w32.zip</tt></b>, where ### is the release number (e.g., 403 for Ghostscript 4.03, 600 for Ghostscript 6.0). <p>Only one of <b><tt>gs###w32.exe</tt></b> or <b><tt>gs###w32.zip</tt></b>is required.  <h2><a name="Windows4"></a>Windows 95/98 and NT 4</h2> <p>To install a self-extracting Ghostscript archive on Windows 95/98 orWindowsNT 4, you need just this self-extracting archive file.  Run this file toinstall Ghostscript. <p>Alternatively, if you have the zip file, unzip it to a temporarydirectory then run the included <b><tt>setupgs.exe</tt></b>.After the setup program has finished, remove the temporary files. <p>After installing Ghostscript, it is strongly recommended that you install the <a href="New-user.htm#GSview">GSview previewer</a>, which provides an easier to use graphical interface for Ghostscript.Information on GSview is available from: <blockquote><ahref="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/">http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/</a></blockquote> <h2><a name="Windows3"></a>Win32s (Windows 3.1) and Windows NT 3.5</h2> <p>To install Ghostscript on Win32s (partial 32-bit environment under MSWindows 3.1), or Windows NT 3.5 you need the same archive file. However, the self extracting archive will not automatically run and install the Ghostscript.  You must manually unzip this archive and install it.To install Ghostscript, execute the following commands in a Command Promptwindow (replacing <em>###</em> with the release number): <blockquote><b><tt>c:<br>mkdir \Aladdin<br>cd \Aladdin<br>ftp get gs<em>###</em>w32.zip<br>unzip gs<em>###</em>w32.zip</tt></b></blockquote> If the file is named <b><tt>.zip</tt></b> and not <b><tt>.exe</tt></b>,unzip it using<blockquote><b><tt>unzip gs<em>###</em>w32.zip</tt></b></blockquote> <p>After unpacking the archive, create a shortcut to <blockquote><b><tt>c:\Aladdin\gs<em>#.#</em>\bin\gswin32.exe</tt></b></blockquote> <p>If you place Ghostscript in a different directory, you will need to set<b><tt>GS_LIB</tt></b> or use the command line option <b><tt>-I</tt></b>.See <a href="Use.htm">Use.htm</a> for details. <h2><a name="General_Windows"></a>General Windows configuration</h2> <p>The archive includes files in these subdirectories: <blockquote><b><tt>gs<em>#.#</em>\bin<br>gs<em>#.#</em>\lib<br>gs<em>#.#</em>\examples<br>gs<em>#.#</em>\doc<br>fonts</tt></b></blockquote> <p>Note that the subdirectory is only <em>#.#</em>, not <em>#.##</em>, iftherelease number ends in 00.  E.g., for release 6.0, <em>###</em> is 600,but<em>#.#</em> is 6.0. <p>The actual executable files, in the <b><tt>gs<em>#.#</em>\bin</tt></b>subdirectory, are: <blockquote><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign=top>	<td><b><tt>GS16SPL.EXE</tt></b>	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	<td>Print spooler for Win32s (Windows 3.1) only; must be in the same	    directory as <b><tt>GSWIN32.EXE</tt></b><tr valign=top>	<td><b><tt>GSWIN32.EXE</tt></b>	<td>&nbsp;	<td>32-bit Ghostscript using windows<tr valign=top>	<td><b><tt>GSWIN32C.EXE</tt></b>	<td>&nbsp;	<td>32-bit Ghostscript using only the command line<tr valign=top>	<td><b><tt>GSDLL32.DLL</tt></b>	<td>&nbsp;	<td>32-bit dynamic link library containing most of Ghostscript'sfunctionality</table></blockquote> <p>See "<a href="#Install_DOS">Installing Ghostscript on DOS</a>" below forinformation about using Adobe Type Manager, Adobe Type Basics, or AdobeAcrobat fonts.  If your system uses TrueType fonts, you can get themconverted to a Ghostscript-compatible format at the time you select your"printer" by doing the following: <blockquote><ol><li>Open control panel and double-click on the "Printers" icon.<li>Select your Postscript printer.<li>Choose Setup.<li>Choose Options.<li>Choose Advanced.<li>At the top of the dialog box you will see TrueType Fonts Send toPrinter As: Choose <em>(drop-down menu)</em> Adobe Type 1.<li>Uncheck Use Printer Fonts for All TrueType Fonts and UseSubstitutionTable.<li>OK.<li>OK etc.</ol></blockquote> <p>That's it!  Your TrueType fonts will automatically be downloaded in yourPostScript file for Ghostscript to use. <p>For printer devices, the default output is: <blockquote><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign=top>	<td>The default printer	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	<td>Win95 or WinNT<tr valign=top>	<td>Prompt for a printer port	<td>&nbsp;	<td>Win32s (Windows 3.1)</table></blockquote> <p>This can be modified as follows. <blockquote><dl><dt><b><tt>-sOutputFile="LPT1:"</tt></b><dd>Output to the named port. <dt><b><tt>-sOutputFile="\\spool\printer name"</tt></b> (Windows 95 orWindows NT)<dd>Output to the named printer. <dt><b><tt>-sOutputFile="\\spool"</tt></b> (Windows 95 or Windows NT)<dd>Prompt for the name of a printer.  Only local printers aresupported.</dl></blockquote> <p>If Ghostscript fails to find an environment variable, it looks for aregistry value of the same name under the key <blockquote><b><tt>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Aladdin Ghostscript\#.##</tt></b></blockquote> <p>or if that fails, under the key <blockquote><b><tt>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Aladdin Ghostscript\#.##</tt></b></blockquote> <p>where #.## is the Ghostscript version number.  This does not work underWin32s (that is, Windows 3.1, which doesn't support named registryvalues). <p>If the environment variable <b><tt>GS_DLL</tt></b> is defined,Ghostscripttries to load the Ghostscript dynamic link library (DLL) with the namegiven.  If this fails, Ghostscript tries to load<b><tt>GSDLL32.DLL</tt></b> from the current directory, the search pathorthe same directory as the Ghostscript executable. <p>The Ghostscript setup program will create registry valuesfor the environment variables <b><tt>GS_LIB</tt></b> and <b><tt>GS_DLL</tt></b>. <h2><a name="Uninstall_Windows"></a>Uninstalling Ghostscript on Windows</h2> <p>To uninstall Ghostscript, use the Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs andremove "Aladdin Ghostscript #.##" and "Aladdin Ghostscript Fonts". <hr> <h1><a name="Install_VMS"></a>Installing Ghostscript on OpenVMS</h1> <p>You need the file <b><tt>GS.EXE</tt></b> to run Ghostscript on OpenVMS, andinstalling Ghostscript on an OpenVMS system requires building it first:pleaseread <a href="Make.htm#VMS_build">how to build Ghostscript on VMS</a> in thedocumentation on building Ghostscript. <p>Install all the files, including the fonts, in the same directory as theexecutable and initialization files.  By default, this is the directory inwhich you did the compilation.  Consult the<a href="Make.htm#VMS_build">documentation on building Ghostscript</a> formore details. <p>If you have DECWindows/Motif installed, you may wish to replace the<b><tt>FONTMAP.GS</tt></b> file with <b><tt>FONTMAP.VMS</tt></b>.  Read thecomment at the beginning of the latter file for more information. <!-- [2.0 end contents] ==================================================== --> <!-- [3.0 begin visible trailer] =========================================== --><hr> <h1><a name="Install_DOS"></a>Installing Ghostscript on DOS</h1> <p>You need the files <b><tt>GS386.EXE</tt></b> and <b><tt>DOS4GW.EXE</tt></b>to run Ghostscript.  You should install all the files except the fonts in<b><tt>C:\GS</tt></b>, and the fonts in <b><tt>C:\GS\FONTS</tt></b>. <p><a name="Use_platform_fonts_DOS"></a>If you have Adobe Type Manager (ATM) fonts installed on your system, andyou wish to use them with Ghostscript, you may wish to replace the<b><tt>FONTMAP</tt></b> file with <b><tt>FONTMAP.ATM</tt></b>, and to addto the environment variable <b><tt>GS_LIB</tt></b> the name of thedirectory where the fonts are located (see below for more information about<b><tt>GS_LIB</tt></b>).  Before you do this, please read carefully thelicense that accompanies the ATM fonts; Aladdin Enterprises takes noresponsibility for any possible violations of such licenses.  Similarly, ifyou have Adobe Type Basics, you may wish to replace <b><tt>FONTMAP</tt></b>with <b><tt>FONTMAP.ATB</tt></b>.  Finally, if you have neither ATM nor ATBbut you have Adobe Acrobat installed, you can use the Acrobat fonts inplace of the ones provided with Ghostscript by adding the Acrobat fontsdirectory to <b><tt>GS_FONTPATH</tt></b> and removing these fonts from<b><tt>FONTMAP</tt></b>: <blockquote>Courier, Courier-Bold, Courier-BoldOblique, Courier-Oblique, Helvetica,Helvetica-Bold, Helvetica-BoldOblique, Helvetica-Oblique, Symbol, Times-Bold,Times-BoldItalic, Times-Italic, Times-Roman, ZapfDingbats</blockquote> <hr> <h1><a name="Install_OS2"></a>Installing Ghostscript on OS/2 2.x</h1> <p>The Ghostscript OS/2 implementation is designed for OS/2 2.1 or later.  Afew people have used it successfully under OS/2 2.0, but it has had verylittle testing.  You need these files to run Ghostscript on OS/2: <blockquote><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign=top>	<td><b><tt>GSOS2.EXE</tt></b>	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	<td>A text application that will run windowed or full screen<tr valign=top>	<td><b><tt>GSDLL2.DLL</tt></b>	<td>&nbsp;	<td>A dynamic link library that must be in the same directory as	    <b><tt>GSOS2.EXE</tt></b> or on the <b><tt>LIBPATH</tt></b>.<tr valign=top>	<td><b><tt>GSPMDRV.EXE</tt></b>	<td>&nbsp;	<td>An "external driver" used by the "<b><tt>os2pm</tt></b>"	    device, which is normally the default device and which displays	    output in a Presentation Manager window;	    <b><tt>GSPMDRV.EXE</tt></b> must be located in the same	    directory as <b><tt>GSOS2.EXE</tt></b> or on the	    <b><tt>PATH</tt></b></table></blockquote> <p><b><tt>GSOS2.EXE</tt></b>, <b><tt>GSDLL2.DLL</tt></b> and<b><tt>GSPMDRV.EXE</tt></b> are compiled using EMX/GCC 0.9d.  You must havethe EMX DLLs on your <b><tt>LIBPATH</tt></b>; they are available in apackage <b><tt>emxrt.zip</tt></b> from many places on the Internet, so youcan find the package by using a search engine or an ftp lookup service suchas the one at <blockquote><a href="http://ftpsearch.lycos.com/">http://ftpsearch.lycos.com/</a></blockquote> <p>The system menu of the Ghostscript Image window includes a "Copy" commandto copy the currently displayed bitmap to the Clipboard. <p>OS/2 comes with some Adobe Type Manager fonts. If you wish to use thesewith Ghostscript, you should replace the <b><tt>FONTMAP</tt></b> file with<b><tt>FONTMAP.OS2</tt></b>, and add to the environment variable<b><tt>GS_LIB</tt></b> (see below for more information about<b><tt>GS_LIB</tt></b>) the name of the directory where the fonts arelocated, usually <b><tt>C:\PSFONTS</tt></b>.  Before you do this, pleaseread carefully the license that accompanies the ATM fonts; AladdinEnterprises takes no responsibility for any possible violations of suchlicenses. <p>Since <b><tt>GSOS2.EXE</tt></b> is not a PM application, it cannotdetermine the depth of the PM display.  You must provide this informationusing the <b><tt>-dBitsPerPixel</tt></b> option.  Valid values are 1, 4, 8(the default), and 24. <blockquote><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr valign=bottom>	<th align=left>Use	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	<th align=left>For<tr>	<td colspan=3><hr><tr valign=top>	<td><b><tt>-dBitsPerPixel=1</tt></b>	<td>&nbsp;	<td>VGA monochrome<tr valign=top>	<td><b><tt>-dBitsPerPixel=4</tt></b>	<td>&nbsp;	<td>VGA standard<tr valign=top>	<td><b><tt>-dBitsPerPixel=8</tt></b>	<td>&nbsp;	<td>SVGA 256 colors

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