DISCUSSION: Setting up a PDF printer in CUPS (in my case in Slackware)
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Excellent article.. very useful!
A couple of gotchas though.
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nice work. I need somethnig like this, but more complicated.
I wonder if it is possible to get IP address from where document was send for printing? |
Hi,
The given link to adobe site , http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/325924.html, is broken. I tried search my friend google but not able to find "printer definition file for distiller". Can anyone help me out please? From where and how I can download and install it? Thanks. |
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Try this link. You need the ADIST5.PPD file, which you can then rename to distiller.ppd when you move it. Enjoy! - Tim |
I followed the directions (including the adist5.ppd rename).
Checked it twice but it broke. Everything looked great until I sent a print job. In CUPS I see the PDF printer and can start it. It stay 'started' until a job request is issued, then it stops with the error PDF "/usr/lib/cups/backend/pdf failed" I verified each step and the cut/paste text. I am using Fedora Core 6 on a P4 platform. Any suggestions? |
You could also install the cups-pdf package if it's available in your distribution, it will handle the PDF creation for you and drop any PDF's you print in a CUPS folder in your home directory.
Certainly not as much fun as rolling you own PDF printer though.. :) default@debianetch:~$ aptitude search cups-pdf i cups-pdf - PDF printer for CUPS cups-pdf for FedoraCore6 |
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(might be?) that your device-URI points at a non- existing directory.... Guess my description with a plain cut&paste wasn't quite clear enough, and I apologise for that ... |
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