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ghostscript (9.04~dfsg-2ubuntu6) precise; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/020111209-5359a2d-do-not-use-hexadecimal-names-for-type42-charstrings-and-encoding.patch:
    Do not use hexadecimal names for type42 Charstrings and Encoding. This fixes
    substitution of certain characters by others when converting PDF to
    PostScript with the "ps2write" output device (LP: #898532, upstream bug
    #692711)
  * debian/patches/020111125-979f218-ps2write-fix-conversion-of-escaped-string-to-hex-string.patch:
    ps2write: Fix conversion of escaped string to Hex string (LP: #902145,
    upstream bug #692612).
 -- Till Kamppeter <email address hidden>   Fri,  9 Dec 2011 13:45:59 +0100

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ghostscript: 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.

ghostscript-cups: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - CUPS filters

 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.
 .
 This package contains the CUPS filters, drivers, and PPDs which come
 with GPL Ghostscript.

ghostscript-dbg: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Debug symbols

 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.
 .
 This package contains the debugging symbols for ghostscript, ghostscript-x,
 ghostscript-cups and libgs9.

ghostscript-doc: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Documentation

 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.
 .
 This package contains documentation for GPL Ghostscript, mainly
 targeted developers and advanced users.

ghostscript-x: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - X11 support

 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.
 .
 This package contains the GPL Ghostscript output device for X11.

gs-common: Transitional dummy package for ghostscript

 This is a dummy package provided for a smooth transition from previous
 separately packages Ghostscript flavors now replaced by ghostscript.
 .
 It may safely be removed after installation.

gs-gpl: No summary available for gs-gpl in ubuntu precise.

No description available for gs-gpl in ubuntu precise.

libgs-dev: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Development Files

 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.
 .
 This package provides the development files for the GPL Ghostscript
 library which makes the facilities of GPL Ghostscript available to
 applications.

libgs9: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Library

 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.
 .
 This package provides the Ghostscript library which makes the
 facilities of GPL Ghostscript available to applications.

libgs9-common: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - common files

 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.
 .
 This package provides common architecture-independent files needed by
 the GPL Ghostscript library.