Re: problem installing lilypond

[Paul Scott]

shelagh wrote:

> On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:40:31 -0700, Paul Scott wrote:
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> > shelagh wrote:
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> > > I tried to install lilypond 2.6.1 with the auto installer as my
> > > distribution doesn't package the latest version. My problem is that when
> > > the installer gets to the ghostscript search it says I don't have the
> > > right version. (ghostscript-8.15). This however is not so as I've only
> > > just downloaded, compiled it just to please the installer. I rebooted,
> > > just in case some config file nnede to be read. Where do I go from here?
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> > Did you choose Install or upgrade.   I just had this problem trying to 
> > upgrade whereas it worked fine when I chose Install.
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> > Paul Scott
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> No, I decided to go for a new install. I also got rid of the old gs before
> I compiled the new one.
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What distro?  I run Debian and don't know other package systems really 
well but was gs installed in a standard manner so that the autopackage 
system would be likely to find your gs?

Paul