Making PDFs with free software | Free Software Magazine
Making PDFs with free software | Free Software Magazine
CUPS-PDF
From a Unix-like environment, you can use the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) to create PDF files by installing CUPS-PDF, a GPL virtual printer. While not as versatile as PDFCreator, it provides the base functionality needed to be effective. Check out the Print to PDF using cups-pdf blog entry for installation and usage tips; read through the comments for some additional use scenarios and other updates.
Other Options
The OpenOffice.org Writer includes the ability to export to PDF without installing any additional packages. Another technique is to send a document to a PostScript virtual printer, then use GNU Ghostscript to convert the result to a PDF or by using the *nix command ps2pdfwr, but that's unnecessarily unwieldy and impractical for everyday use. CutePDF Writer, a no-cost but proprietary product for Windows, utilizes Ghostscript to generate PDFs. Finally, Mac OS X provides the ability for all applications to directly create PDF documents as long as they support the "print" command.
CUPS-PDF
From a Unix-like environment, you can use the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) to create PDF files by installing CUPS-PDF, a GPL virtual printer. While not as versatile as PDFCreator, it provides the base functionality needed to be effective. Check out the Print to PDF using cups-pdf blog entry for installation and usage tips; read through the comments for some additional use scenarios and other updates.
Other Options
The OpenOffice.org Writer includes the ability to export to PDF without installing any additional packages. Another technique is to send a document to a PostScript virtual printer, then use GNU Ghostscript to convert the result to a PDF or by using the *nix command ps2pdfwr, but that's unnecessarily unwieldy and impractical for everyday use. CutePDF Writer, a no-cost but proprietary product for Windows, utilizes Ghostscript to generate PDFs. Finally, Mac OS X provides the ability for all applications to directly create PDF documents as long as they support the "print" command.
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