print to pdf (Gabriel Dragffy)

[Gabriel Dragffy]

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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