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Setup PDF as a new Printer target using Cups in openSUSE Jan 17th 2013, 02:13 This may be old hat to most and so I was not sure if it would warrant an article, but basically I was unaware that you could add in the ability to print to PDF files as a regular printer target. The ability to do this was pointed out in this blog at Planet openSUSE. The complete article is located here by Han Wen Kam: My openSUSE 12 Journal - 7: Printing to PDF He shows how to use 1-click install to find and install the cups-pdf package. But I could see that anyone whom has added in the Printing repository at YaST / Software / Software Repositories ... Code: For openSUSE 12.2: "http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Printing/openSUSE_12.2/" Can just search on cups-pdf in YaST / Software / Software Management and install your newly found package. Many of us with hplip problems have installed this repository. Once installed, you will find a new printer called CUPS-PDF. Some printer dialogs allow you to select the destination for your new pdf file while others may not. Mr. Kam points this out about the default printing folder ... Quote: 7) One final customization, the default output directory for the PDF document you print is in /var/spool/cups-pdf/${USER}, where {$USER} is your username. For me, I edited the config file at /etc/cups/cups-pdf.conf and under the "Path Settings" section, changed it to /home/han/Documents/Print-PDF/ so I can easily find the document from my Dolphin file browser. Anyway I have followed his advise, installed cups-pdf from YaST and changed my default printing folder to my $HOME/Documents folder myself using the format specified above. If you don't have a system file editor, have a look at this one that can do the trick: SYSEdit - System File Editor - Version 1.50: https://forums.opensuse.org/blogs/jd...rsion-1-00-60/ If this information on how to print to PDF files is new to you, why not let me know. If you knew about this when you were only a few hours old, I guess would like to hear about your miracle birth as well. lol! Thank You,

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