Subject: bug#77993: 14.0.9; pdf2dsc not found

From: Arash Esbati <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 07:51:04 +0200

tags 77993 notabug
close 77993
thanks

Sigurd Angenent <[email-masked]> writes:

> I recently upgraded to ubuntu 25.04 and preview stopped working.
> The error message says pdf2dsc cannot be found
> [...]
> Output from running `/usr/bin/rungs -h':
> GPL Ghostscript 10.05.0 (2025-03-12)
> Copyright (C) 2025 Artifex Software, Inc. All rights reserved.

This is a known issue, see bug#77011[1].  pdf2dsc was removed in
Ghostscript 10.05.0, but will return in 10.06.0.  I'd say your best bet
is to downgrade your Ghostscript to 10.04.0 until 10.06.0 has landed.

Best, Arash

Footnotes:
[1]  https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=77011