dear list, I am a true beginner?to the business of all but completely prepackaged software.
I downloaded scribus (1.3.6), and was informed upon trying to open it that I was missing some software: "The following programs are missing: Ghostscript : You cannot use EPS images or Print Preview" is what it said. I went looking for "ghostscript," and was introduced to the terms "tarball" and "distro." I have since gleaned (rightly or wrongly) that a tarball is a collection of small bits of software, but apparently I should know what a distro is, since I'm supposed to report that when asking for help. SO. what's ghostscript, where do I get it and how do I install it? what's distro? if I get and install ghostscript, will I then be able to use scribus unimpeded? seems unlikely. btw, I re-downloaded scribus as a dmg file (haven't opened it yet), and notice that it's 1.3.5.1. what are the relative pros and cons of using this over 1.3.6? I appreciate what help I can get. thanks, Peter T
