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3. The DPS server side

To use DPS clients, you need to install a DPS server side, which can be either a server extension (a ``DPS/X extension''), or a separate process (referred to, variously, either as a ``DPS/NX agent'' or, rather confusingly, as ``Client-Side DPS'' (CSDPS).

3.1. Display Ghostscript

Display Ghostscript (note the capitalisation), or DGS, is a client-side implementation of DPS based on the Ghostscript PostScript interpreter. DGS is still in beta at the time of writing; it does, however, provide a very usable implementation of DPS, although it still has some problems with the semantics of multiple DPS contexts.

DGS is available from the GNUstep download area.

3.2. The DPS extension

The DPS extension is a much younger project aiming at producing an efficient server-side implementation of DPS. The extension is currently in a state best described as alpha; current versions are known to crash the X server under some circumstances.

The DPS extension is available from the DPS extension site.


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