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octave 5.2 on ubuntu 18.04: print -dpng does not work


I installed on Ubuntu 18.04 octave 5.2 using snap. Now I have octave 5.2. There is an issue. If I try to print a figure (out of a plot) using

print -dpng figure.png 

I obtain this error message:

warning: print.m: Ghostscript binary is not available. Only eps output is possible

If I execute the command

which ghostscript

the answer is

/usr/bin/ghostscript.

Please: could you help me?

Thank you


Solution

  • Upgrade to the current LTS version 20.04 and install Octave in the same version 5.2 (https://packages.ubuntu.com/focal/octave) via the normal (not snap) package management using apt install octave and the package management system automatically deals with the dependencies.