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Wusage 8.0 Manual

Installing Optional Software

Wusage 8.0 can be used without any additional software. However, the highly useful Navigation Report is only available when GhostScript and GraphViz are installed. To get the benefit of this valuable report, you will need to download and install these two optional pieces of free software. In addition, to view the report, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader or another Portable Document Format (PDF) viewer.

Installing GraphViz and GhostScript

Make sure you install these optional software packages on the SAME COMPUTER that will run Wusage! If Wusage is running on your Linux server, installing Ghostscript on your Windows PC will not help.

How Do I Obtain and Install Ghostscript?

For Windows

To download and install Ghostscript for Windows, click here for the latest complete information.

For Unix

Unix Users: You May Already Have It!

Unix users: try 'gs -help' command at the Unix prompt. If you get a list of options, check to make sure 'pdfwrite' is included in the list of available output devices. If not, you will still need to reinstall or rebuild the software.

To download and install Ghostscript for Unix, click here for the latest information. Be sure to install Ghostscript at a location that is included in the PATH environment variable when wusage is running.

How Do I Obtain and Install GraphViz?

For Windows

To download and install Ghostscript for Windows, click here for the latest complete information.

For Unix

Unix Users: You May Already Have It!

Unix users: try 'dot -V' command at the Unix prompt. If you get a version number, you should be able to use the software you already have. For best results, install version 1.7.7 or better. Wusage was written and tested with version 1.7.7.

To download and install GraphViz for Unix, click here for the latest information. Be sure to install GraphViz at a location that is included in the PATH environment variable when wusage is running.

How Do I Obtain and Install a PDF Viewer?

Note: you need to install the PDF viewer on the computer you view reports with, NOT on a server.

You may already have it. Windows users: check your start menu thoroughly for "Adobe Acrobat." Macintosh and Unix users should also check first. Unix users may have the program gsview, which can also be used if your web browser is correctly configured to take advantage of it. Note: most Unix users are actually viewing reports on a Windows machine. That is the machine that needs a PDF viewer!

If you do not already have a PDF viewer, click here for the latest information on how to easily install such a viewer. Free software is available for this purpose.

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