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i realized that the best program for convert svg2png is inkscape (i try rsvg, batik, imagemagick but with some svg tag they don't render very well) and i want install it on a web server but i need only command line (i don't want install X server ).
There's a way to do it ?
Server use a centos 5.3
Installing inkscape without X11 on linux
Re: Installing inkscape without X11 on linux
Help, i really need it !
Re: Installing inkscape without X11 on linux
- Running Inkscape without GUI as a command line application works (see Inkscape menu 'Help > Command line options…'), but I suspect it needs to connect to an X11 server nevertheless or at least needs to load the shared X11 libraries.
- Building Inkscape is another issue - I doubt (but I didn't try myself ;-) it will even configure the source tree when no X11 dependencies are met - what happens if you run 'autogen.sh' and/or 'configure' in the Inkscape source tree on a system without X11?
Re: Installing inkscape without X11 on linux
Just remember - Inkscape is a GUI application - tools like ImageMagick's 'convert' are better suited for your task.
Re: Installing inkscape without X11 on linux
Hello... I know it's an old topic.
Yes, it's true that inkscape is a GUI application. But it has a good rendering engine, tools like ImageMagick aren't perfect and have bugs (in particular for radial gradients) even rsvg.
So, I am wondering if it's now possible to use inkscape without X11 on linux ? I don't see anything in the FAQ. Will it still impossible to do that ?
Yes, it's true that inkscape is a GUI application. But it has a good rendering engine, tools like ImageMagick aren't perfect and have bugs (in particular for radial gradients) even rsvg.
So, I am wondering if it's now possible to use inkscape without X11 on linux ? I don't see anything in the FAQ. Will it still impossible to do that ?