Talk:Ubuntu How Do I: A Linux Q&A

cups-pdf discussion

Install cups-pdf by using:

$sudo apt-get install cups-pdf

Edit /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and change the line that says:

RunAsUser Yes

to

RunAsUser No

Restart cupsys:

$sudo /etc/init.d/cupsys restart

Add a new printer (System->Administration->Printing) selecting the “Local Printer” “PDF Printer” option. In the next step choose “Generic Printer” and then used the “Postscript Color Printer (Ver 3)” driver.

1) The output .pdf files are stored in your “Home” directory.'

2) The output files are named with pre-defined names (job_8-untitled_document.pdf is an example).