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ps2ps and tiff2ps

New Here ,
Jan 14, 2025 Jan 14, 2025

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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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Al Assistant , How to , Modern Acrobat , PDF , Standards and accessibility

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Adobe Employee ,
Jan 15, 2025 Jan 15, 2025

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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




Regards
Amal

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Jan 28, 2025 Jan 28, 2025

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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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Jan 15, 2025 Jan 15, 2025

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PostScript is not dead. The printer "Adobe PDF" uses PostScript.

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