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	   A P S F I L T E R   V 4.8  -  "Installation issues..."
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                     copyright Andreas Klemm 1993, 1994

                            andreas@knobel.gun.de

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			co-author Thomas Bueschgens 

			    sledge@hammer.oche.de

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PREREQUISITES:

	- Unix system with Berkeley alike (BSD) print system
	  (lpr, lpd, /etc/printcap), i.e.: FreeBSD, *BSD, BSD/*,
	  Linux, SunOS 4.1, Solaris 1, ...

	- C-Compiler (either GNU or your systems C-Compiler)

	- gs (ghostscript) Postscript emulator (only for non-PS printer)

	- optional the following compression programs 
	  to use all of apsfilter's decompressing features:
		gzip, freeze, compress

	- optional the following filter programs 
	  to use all of apsfilter's filetype auto-recognition/print features:
		o pbmplus (Jeff Poskanzers bitmap utilities
		o dvips
		o xfig / transfig
		o jpeg


(1)	login as root

(2)	extract the gnuzipped tar archive in a subdirectory
	of your choice, i.e.:

		cd /usr/local/lib
		mkdir apsfilter && cd apsfilter
		gtar xvzf ~/incoming/aps-48.tgz
		or:	cat aps-4.8.tgz | gzip -d | tar xvf -

(3)	Install the filter using the SETUP shellscript

	What SETUP does for you:
	- printer config questions
	- automatic /etc/printcap installation (saves original and old)
	- installation of spooldir's as needed
	- compiles and installs a2ps and rewindstdin in apsfilters bin
	  directory /usr/local/lib/apsfilter/bin (or whereever you
	  deceided where apsfilter's base directory should reside).

(4)	optionally edit the system wide apsfilterrc file
	/etc/apsfilterrc to choose sane defaults. Some options
	are only for experts, so beware !

	Better: copy /etc/apsfilterrc into your personal home
	directory under the following name: .apsfilterrc
	by typing the following commands:
		cp /etc/apsfilterrc $HOME/.apsfilterrc

	Doing so leaves the system wide apsfilterrc file intact !!!
	Second advantage is, that each user is able to choose
	settings, that reflect his personal taste, without disturbing
	the others.

(5)	Print some files as final test ...

(6)	In case of trouble read the files TROUBLESHOOTING and FAQ
	If this doen't cure your problems and you need our help, 
	then send us an e-mail to the following address

		apsfilter@knobel.gun.de

	USING THE FORM (den Vordruck): APS-BUG-FORM

	Then Thomas Bueschgens and I will be notified via e-mail
	and answer.

	PLEASE use the file APS-BUG-FORM if you want to report 
	bugs to us !!!
