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I have some old software that is using ps2ps and tiff2ps to create postscript for faxing.
The versions I have is very old and looking for something that can run on Ubuntu.
Is this even a thing any more? Is PostScript dead?
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Hi there
Hope you are doing well and thanks for reaching out.
You're not alone in wondering about this—PostScript isn’t as common as it used to be, but it’s not completely “dead.” It’s still used in some older systems and specific workflows, like yours.
For tools like ps2ps
and tiff2ps
, they’re part of a package called Ghostscript, which is still available and works on Ubuntu.
While you can keep using PostScript, it might be a good time to consider whether switching to PDFs or other modern formats would improve your workflow.
Hope this information will help
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What tool can I use to see a rendered PS file on a Mac? Even Adobe Acrobat reader doesn't support a .ps file.
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PostScript is not dead. The printer "Adobe PDF" uses PostScript.