On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 4:53 PM <the...@sys-concept.com> wrote: > > On 12/23/21 15:51, Spackman, Chris wrote: > > On 2021/12/23 at 01:57pm, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > >> I have latest ghostscript installed: ghostscript-gpl-9.55.0-r1 > >> > >> When I try to view a postsript file from command line: gs W-9_Form.ps > >> It works OK, but when I try to open same file in Xfce desktop it opens > >> and closes instantly. > > > > My guess would be that in XFCE, gs is successfully doing whatever > > (showing, interpreting, ??) in a terminal window and then immediately > > closing when done. > > > > Have you tried a GUI such as Okular or Evince? They both support viewing > > .ps files. > > > > In Thunar, just right click on the file and choose "Open with >" and > > either Okular or Evince if they are listed, or "Open with Other > > Application ..." if they aren't. (But if they aren't listed, you might > > have to install them, or a similar GUI viewer.) > > > > When I try to open "ps" file with evince I'm getting an error: > > evince W-9\ Form.ps > > (evince:6866): dconf-CRITICAL **: 16:50:27.034: unable to create file > '/run/user/1000/dconf/user': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly. >
Have you Googled it? I think this error has been all over the place recently. - Mark
