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How to print a PDF from the command line and scale it on Linux

by James McDonald | Sep 25, 2021 | GNU/Linux, IT Tips, Linux Tools

What I want to do: Print an A6 PDF centred on an A4 page from the command line on Linux What I tried: Tried to use evince and Firefox but they have no command line print options for linux. What worked: Calculate the margins and run lp or lpr by doing the following...

QCAD uses /etc/printcap which doesn’t have correct printer entries

by James McDonald | Apr 2, 2008 | GNU/Linux, Open Source Apps, Ubuntu

Just thought I would share my experiences with a printing problem I was having. QCAD (at least some versions) seems to look at /etc/printcap to populate the printing dialog box. I have had an issue where the wrong printer was being listed in the print dialog (one that...