print to pdf (Gabriel Dragffy)
Gabriel Dragffy
dragffy at yandex.ru
Mon Jun 26 04:13:25 UTC 2006
So is this the general solution for Dapper users, or is there a tidier
way? Such as enabling an option in a menu or something?
On Sun, 2006-06-25 at 22:25 +0100, clivewagenaar wrote:
> My solution for :
> print to pdf (Gabriel Dragffy)
>
>
> http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/03/23/print-to-pdf-using-cups-pdf/
> I used the summary from the user comment section, in this link above,
> pasted below for your reference.
>
> 15. Brian - June 12, 2006
>
> For those who like everything in once place, following method worked
> great for me on Dapper - Thanks for the tips!
>
> In a terminal:
> sudo apt-get install cups-pdf
> (You can use synaptic to install cups-pdf too if you like)
>
> sudo chmod +s /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf
>
> In Gnome:
> System > Administration > Printing
> New Printer
> Local Printer & Use A Detected Printer click on PDF Printer
> Choose "Generic" as the manufacturer
> Choose "postscript color printer rev3b"
> Leave the driver set to "Standard (suggested)"
>
> Too bad you can't choose a name & location for it to save too, but
> at least it's in a sensible location (~/PDF)
>
> Hope this helps
>
>
>
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