Comments on: How to Create PDF Documents in Ubuntu http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html Ubuntu Linux Tutorials,Howtos,Tips & News | Oneiric,Natty,Maverick Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:40:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: semidark http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-29955 semidark Tue, 11 May 2010 10:28:22 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-29955 Nice hint, under Lucid Lynx I just had to install the cups-pdf package and create the PDF folder. Messing around with the Permissions was not required. In fact it renders the PDF printer useless. /var/log/cups/error_log: Unable to execute /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf: insecure file permissions Nice hint,

under Lucid Lynx I just had to install the cups-pdf package and create the PDF folder.

Messing around with the Permissions was not required. In fact it renders the PDF printer useless.

/var/log/cups/error_log:
Unable to execute /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf: insecure file permissions

]]> By: fda http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-22617 fda Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:36:46 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-22617 Decent way (in Jaunty) is to correct your folder permission: $ chmod -v go+x PDF (^might be also needed to your user's home folder) This way you will avoid security risks mentioned in: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-pdf/+bug/295536/comments/65 Decent way (in Jaunty) is to correct your folder permission:
$ chmod -v go+x PDF
(^might be also needed to your user’s home folder)

This way you will avoid security risks mentioned in:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-pdf/+bug/295536/comments/65

]]> By: reese http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-21734 reese Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:29:13 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-21734 should it not be sudo chmod +x /usr/..... should it not be sudo chmod +x /usr/…..

]]> By: cporter http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-10816 cporter Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:24:51 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-10816 For those that would like to customize cups-pdf you could go to this link: http://www.debianadmin.com/howto-install-and-customize-cups-pdf-in-debian.html also try to modify the post-script For those that would like to customize cups-pdf you could go to this link: http://www.debianadmin.com/howto-install-and-customize-cups-pdf-in-debian.html

also try to modify the post-script

]]> By: dark bunny http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-9707 dark bunny Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:22:03 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-9707 Ja, thanx Jonathan. Im newly converted to Linux. But even the latest Ubuntu version makes you THINK! Anyway it's the best distro Ive used so far Ja, thanx Jonathan. Im newly converted to Linux. But even the latest Ubuntu version makes you THINK! Anyway it’s the best distro Ive used so far

]]> By: fr@nk http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-9588 fr@nk Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:20:57 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-9588 On Xubuntu 9.04 i386 is too only required to create "PDF" folder in home directory. Thanx On Xubuntu 9.04 i386 is too only required to create “PDF” folder in home directory.
Thanx

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-6101 Jonathan Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:16:20 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-6101 Actually, all I had to do was install cups-pdf (sudo apt-get install cups-pdf) and then create a folder called PDF in the home directory. I then gave that folder write permission to Owner, Group, and Others. Without creating that folder, printing would fail. I am not sure if I needed to give those permissions to it. I only did so because of this comment from Lex (above): "ANYONE must be able to write to target dir, so cups-pdf, can print there !!!" This was all on Ubuntu 8.10 Actually, all I had to do was install cups-pdf (sudo apt-get install cups-pdf) and then create a folder called PDF in the home directory. I then gave that folder write permission to Owner, Group, and Others.
Without creating that folder, printing would fail.
I am not sure if I needed to give those permissions to it. I only did so because of this comment from Lex (above): “ANYONE must be able to write to target dir, so cups-pdf, can print there !!!”

This was all on Ubuntu 8.10

]]> By: Lex http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-5519 Lex Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:19:26 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-5519 Hi, your post is little bit misleading. You realy don't have to mess with cups backend rights. Simple way how to enable pdf printer in Ubuntu 8.10 is: #install cups-pdf sudo apt-get install cups-pdf # change target dir in cups-pdf.conf (line begins with Out ...) # !!! ANYONE must be able to write to target dir, so cups-pdf, can print there !!! sudo nano /etc/cups/cups-pdf.conf # anyone can read and delete printed PDFs! Out /var/spool/cups-pdf/ANONYMOUS # restart cups (don't know if this is necessary) sudo /etc/init.d/cups restart # your printed PDFs will be in folder /var/spool/cups-pdf/ANONYMOUS Hi, your post is little bit misleading. You realy don’t have to mess with cups backend rights.
Simple way how to enable pdf printer in Ubuntu 8.10 is:

#install cups-pdf
sudo apt-get install cups-pdf

# change target dir in cups-pdf.conf (line begins with Out …)
# !!! ANYONE must be able to write to target dir, so cups-pdf, can print there !!!
sudo nano /etc/cups/cups-pdf.conf
# anyone can read and delete printed PDFs!
Out /var/spool/cups-pdf/ANONYMOUS

# restart cups (don’t know if this is necessary)
sudo /etc/init.d/cups restart

# your printed PDFs will be in folder
/var/spool/cups-pdf/ANONYMOUS

]]> By: V http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-1551 V Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:03:18 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-1551 I was able to make it work with the following instructions: "Right after installing cups-pdf on intrepid, it's not possible to print a document in PDF unless you create the /home/user/PDF folder, or if you launch sudo aa-complain cupsd" I was able to make it work with the following instructions: “Right after installing cups-pdf on intrepid, it’s not possible to print a document in PDF unless you create the /home/user/PDF folder, or if you launch sudo aa-complain cupsd”

]]> By: V http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-1550 V Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:54:12 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-1550 It doesn't work :| It doesn’t work :|

]]> By: admin http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-1553 admin Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:09:26 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-1553 @Levani Same procedure should work for ubuntu 8.10 @Levani

Same procedure should work for ubuntu 8.10

]]> By: Levani http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-1552 Levani Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:09:58 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-1552 how can I apply this instruction for Ubuntu 8.10? how can I apply this instruction for Ubuntu 8.10?

]]> By: steven http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-1549 steven Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:50:10 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-1549 Excellent! works great. Thank for the tips. Excellent! works great. Thank for the tips.

]]> By: Ken http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-1548 Ken Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:29:33 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-1548 For some reason I can only get ps output from this? Obviously I'm doing something dumb (and I can always use ps2pdf to convert, just want to know what I might be missing!) For some reason I can only get ps output from this? Obviously I’m doing something dumb (and I can always use ps2pdf to convert, just want to know what I might be missing!)

]]> By: Beben http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-1547 Beben Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:46:26 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-1547 Nice....it is very wonderfull, and right now I don't need windows again...:) Nice….it is very wonderfull, and right now I don’t need windows again…:)

]]> By: Herati http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-1546 Herati Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:11:27 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-1546 Flawless. Thanks! Flawless. Thanks!

]]> By: dechef http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-1545 dechef Sun, 22 Jul 2007 19:42:36 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-1545 Man , this is magic ? works perfect my sons and daughters ::who needs windows ? LOL Man , this is magic ? works perfect my sons and daughters ::who needs windows ? LOL

]]> By: Sean http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-1544 Sean Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:58:42 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-1544 Anyone got directions on how to do this under KDE? I've installed CUPS-PDF package, but it isn't allowing me to install a local printer. =/ Anyone got directions on how to do this under KDE? I’ve installed CUPS-PDF package, but it isn’t allowing me to install a local printer. =/

]]> By: Abhishek http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-1543 Abhishek Thu, 17 May 2007 02:35:14 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-1543 Installed perfectly, but have a problem in printing Pages from Firefox. It prints pages frame by frame not exactly how it's layout. Before Installing the printer, the Print Preview was generating pages as displayed, but not now. How can I avoid this Installed perfectly, but have a problem in printing Pages from Firefox. It prints pages frame by frame not exactly how it’s layout.

Before Installing the printer, the Print Preview was generating pages as displayed, but not now. How can I avoid this

]]> By: Bernardo http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-1542 Bernardo Sat, 12 May 2007 00:03:31 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-create-pdf-documents-in-ubuntu.html#comment-1542 Thanks a lot bro, works like a charm! Thanks a lot bro, works like a charm!

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