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Questions tagged [virtual-printer]

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How to print a regular file to pdf from command line

In gedit, printing a file gives an option of printing to file where the file can be saved as a pdf. How can I do the same thing from the command line?
skypemesm
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Is there a virtual printer to output an Open Office doc to multiple images (jpg, png etc)?

I'm after a virtual printer which takes each page of "printed" output and converts into multiple images (one image for each page)... eg. .jpg, or .png, etc.. I'm specifically looking for something to work with Open-Office Writer, but I assume…
Peter.O
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How do I enable print selection in Chromium

For my own archive I want to print posts from an internet magazine to pdf files. I use Chromium 12.0.742.112 (90304) on Ubuntu 11.04, but the default option to save to pdf doesn't support selection (of parts to print). I know I can install cups-pdf,…
Koen
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cups-pdf disappeared with update to U 18.04

The virtual PDF printer is no longer available. It was based on cups-pdf. Since 18.04 it is gone. No error message. Just disappeared in GUI for printer control. Worked fine before the upgrade. New install of cups-pdf is possible but does not…
opinion_no9
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How to print from an application directly to an image file

I need to be able to print from a desktop app directly to an image file (PNG or JPG). There are several virtual printer drivers that do this for Windows. (ImagePrinterPro as an example) I haven't been able to find one for Ubuntu. Is there a way to…
Jake Waxman
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Print a pdf file from a large pdf file

I'm trying to print, in a pdf file, just one page from another large pdf file. Does anyone have a clue? I'm using foxit reader, and when I try ctrl+P appears just the installed printers as an option to print. There is no print to file button like in…
Nelson_nags13
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Ubuntu 12.02 32 bit printer program executable file cannot run properly in ubuntu 14.04 64 bit

Ubuntu 12.02 32 bit printer program executable file cannot run properly in Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit I installed bellow three library packages but it's not working. sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install libc6:i386…
Siranjeevi
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Command line PDF printing - automatic filenames based on timestamp

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 3.8.0-35-generic kernel, Firefox 27.0 If I print a text file to pdf, I get a default filename which is always the same. (it is always "output.pdf") How can I have automatic file name based on timestamp? How can I use that…
user247117
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How to install virtual PDF printer that prints to PDF files whose text can be searched and copied?

I need printer that prints to PDF files. I have application that automatically searches some text in printed PDF file so printed PDF files have to be searchable. As I wrote I need PDF printer because I print from Java Application that prints only on…
Mariusz
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"I can't start gs converter..." error while printing to Boomaga in Ubuntu 21.10 from Lazarus

On the previous versions of Ubuntu (21.04 and below) I didn't have this problem. This problem started after upgrade to 21.10. Lazarus version 2.0.12 64-linux-gtk2 is getting the following error while printing to virtual printer Boomaga version 3.0.0…
FedKad
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Add specific printer output tray as new printer

I need to add printer output tray which has virtual name how can I add that tray as printer in Ubuntu. I need to add that printer with shell command not in GUI.
Rastin
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Problem adding Printer to Virtual machine

I'm running 12.04 64 bit on my laptop and I have a virtual machine (win7) created and using with virtual box (4.3.6 incl. extension pack). Further I have an Kyocera FS-1041 printer which I cannot use with linux cause of incompatibility with GDI. Is…
mbauer
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PDF Virtual Printer Not Printing to PDF Output

I have installed a virtual PDF printer using cups-pdf. It shows up as PDF when listing available printers using lpstat -a Now I am trying to run a simple following command to save a simple line to a new pdf file echo "Hello world" | lp -p PDF >…
Waleed93
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Printer wants to save as PDF prior printing

Since I upgrade from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04 lts, I am in trouble with the printer. My printer is Epson Stylus C79 and it is connected to an USB PORT. When I want to print something, pops up a window asking to save as PDF, but I don't want to do…
user299596- Verónica B.
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Cannot print to Boomaga virtual printer from Google Chrome

I have been using Boomaga "virtual printer for CUPS" version 3.0.0. When I try to print form Google Chrome (version 95.0.4638.54) to this printer, nothing happens. I see these messages in…
FedKad
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