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Installation
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  (A copy of this chapter is in the distribution file `dvipsk/INSTALL'.)

  Installing Dvips is mostly the same as installing any Kpathsea-using
program.  Therefore, for the basic steps involved, *note Installation:
(kpathsea)Installation..  (A copy is in the file `kpathsea/INSTALL'.)

  For solutions to common installation problems and information on how
to report a bug, see the file `kpathsea/BUGS' (*note Bugs:
(kpathsea)Bugs.).  For solutions to Dvips-specific problems, Note:
Debug options..  Also see the Dvips home page at
`http://www.radicaleye.com/dvips'.

  Dvips does require some additional installation, detailed in the
sections below.  Also, to configure color devices, Note: Color device
configuration..

config.ps installation

Printer and site Dvips configuration.

PostScript font installation

Many PostScript fonts are freely available.

Ghostscript installation

A free PostScript interpreter.

Diagnosing problems

Some common runtime difficulties.