Does Moodle Require Ghostscript?

Re: Does Moodle Require Ghostscript?

by Ken Task -
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If you have the path to unoconv config Moodle thinks you want to use the new Annotation of assignments.

Ghostscript is used to make the cross, frownie, smilie, and tick icons, etc. the teacher might use in annotating.

It doesn't hurt to install it:

as root user:

yum -y install ghostscript ... your error will go away concerning ghostscript and then you can tinker with using tbe new annotations when grading ... which you don't have to use, if you take out the path to unoconv.

https://yoursite/admin/settings.php?section=fileconverterunoconv

https://yoursite/admin/settings.php?section=assignfeedback_editpdf

'spriit of sharing', Ken


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Re: Does Moodle Require Ghostscript?

by Natassia Stelmaszek -

Ken,

Thanks, once again you have given me the solution to my problem. 

Yesterday I tried deleting the contents of the https://yoursite/admin/settings.php?section=assignfeedback_editpdf entry that was pointing to /usr/bin/gs but it didn't seem to make a difference.  This morning I installed Ghostscript and replaced the entry.  For a while I thought that it had made the problem worse, the system activity was holding at over 50% even though I was the only user on the system.  I guess that it was catching-up on tasks that had been delayed by the missing gs issue.

Looking back it appears that this problem originated with my failed update attempt on Monday morning.  On reviewing my records I see that the automated course backups were taking an extra 4 - 5 hours to complete.  I suspect that all of the Moodle cron jobs were impacted.

Natassia

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Re: Does Moodle Require Ghostscript?

by Howard Miller -
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It's not quite true. The annotation thing is nothing to do with unoconv. Unoconv is used to convert documents to PDF. Then the annotation feature can be applied to them. The annotation still works without unoconv as long as the student uploads PDFs. 

Ghostscript is required for the annotation. 

So, to cut a long story short, if you want to mark in Assignment you need ghostscript.

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