Bug#4951: gs won't install... (again)
>
> Package: gs
> Version: 4.01-4
> Kernel: 2.0.23
> Debian: 1.1.13 stable + contrib + non-free
>
> Following my problems in previous Debian version, in 1.1.13,
> you have added lipaper in Debain. It solve most of the problems (thank
> you), but I still can't install gs.
>
> In dselect :
>
> ------
> gs depends on gsfonts (>= 4.01)
> ------
Yes, gsfonts is in unstable.
> By the way, I still want to know the trick to use the free
> (GPL license) version of gs instead of the non-free one (I don't want
> to buy a license). When I select non-free packages, I can't select any
> more the free version.
Really, I don't know why people do want to install non-free stuff,
and stay away from "unstable": "unstable" is really at least
as stable as "non-free".
Anyway, to install gs-2.26:
dpkg -i buzz/binary-i381/text/gs_2.62*.deb
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joost witteveen
joost@rulcmc.leidenuniv.nl
joostje@debian.org
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