Ghostview acts like a ghost

#1 (**permalink**) 13-Oct-2006, 01:39

I wanted to install Ghostview as described in the package descriptions.
I am usig opensuse v 10.1 though.

'Novell: SUSE LINUX 10.1: ghostview'
(http://www.novell.com/products/linux...ghostview.html)

When I try to find the packages in Yast, ghostview is not there though
ghostscript-x11 is there.

Where can I find this rpm package?

--
Magnet

#2 (**permalink**) 13-Oct-2006, 09:53

Magnet wrote:
> I wanted to install Ghostview as described in the package descriptions.
> I am usig opensuse v 10.1 though.
>
> 'Novell: SUSE LINUX 10.1: ghostview'
> (http://www.novell.com/products/linux...ghostview.html)
>
> When I try to find the packages in Yast, ghostview is not there though
> ghostscript-x11 is there.
>
> Where can I find this rpm package?
>
>
Try looking for "ggv"

#3 (**permalink**) 13-Oct-2006, 11:41

Magnet wrote:

>
> I wanted to install Ghostview as described in the package descriptions.
> I am usig opensuse v 10.1 though.
>
> 'Novell: SUSE LINUX 10.1: ghostview'
> (http://www.novell.com/products/linux...ghostview.html)
>
> When I try to find the packages in Yast, ghostview is not there though
> ghostscript-x11 is there.
>
> Where can I find this rpm package?
>
>
A "pin ghostview" finds ./DVD1/suse/i586/ghostview-1.5-202.i586.rpm.
But the installation CD set doesn't include ghostscript. You should find it
also on ftp.suse.com and its mirrors.

#4 (**permalink**) 14-Oct-2006, 08:39

ggv wasn't there either.
Installation DVD did contain ghostscript rpms though.

Did download ghostview from the following link:
http://tinyurl.com/yc6s3e

Did a right click and chose "Open with Install Software", Installation
was successful.

Surprising thing is , even though I can view the ps files by doing
Right Click and selecting "Kghostview", I don't seem to find any such
application installed in Yast.

What could be the factor? What's the difference between "Install with
Yast" and "Open with Install Software".

--
Magnet

#5 (**permalink**) 14-Oct-2006, 09:35

Magnet wrote:
[...]
> Surprising thing is , even though I can view the ps files by doing
> Right Click and selecting "Kghostview", I don't seem to find any such
> application installed in Yast.
>
Kghostview is included in the kdegraphics3-postscript package.

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