Is there a feature rich PDF printer for linux (Not CUPS) [Solved]

[hasmak]

Is there a feature rich PDF printer with extended capabilities for Linux apart from CUPS
CUPS is very basic, no features , no merge, no append, does not even ask for file name or location
I am looking for something like Bullzip , Foxit, Sumatra, PDF Creator ...etc
If you know anything let me know
Thanks

[oops]

boomaga was fine, but not currently developed. (in the MX repos I guess)
https://www.boomaga.org/index.html

[app4soft]

boomaga was fine, but not currently developed. (in the MX repos I guess)
https://www.boomaga.org/index.html

Boomaga lastly packaged for MX-19, and might be manually installed on later MXs:

• DEB in testrepo: https://mxrepo.com/mx/testrepo/pool/test/b/boomaga/

But this package depends on CUPS, as mentioned in description: https://github.com/Boomaga/boomaga

I am looking for something like Bullzip , Foxit, Sumatra, PDF Creator ...etc

SumatraPDF works fine in Wine Staging on MX-23.

Another option could be to expor usual PDF (what docs and software actually you are trying print from?) and process it with such apps like:

• Inkscape (to automate use its CLI with some bits of Python scripting).
• QPDF (advanced CLI tool)

[m_pav]

Probably not, though there are a few PDF tools in the debian repos that may pique your interest.
Aside from PDF Arranger (on the Xfce ISO) which is not a printer as you are looking for, Libreoffice has its own, so not quite knowing what you are looking to do with PDF's, the other tools that come to mind are pdfchain, which allows some nice mods to existing PDF's over and above what PDF Arranger does, there is also pdfproctools, which I think can do more, but seems to only be CLI based. I would suggest it's more for servers that provide PDF's for those that use need a download in PDF format. It is fairly extensive, but documentation is sparse without actually installing it.

You might find some Windows apps through Wine might be a simpler solution, but in my experience, the simpler options are nearly always the best in the long run. The other option would be to install a Windows VM, strip it down hard with tools like Atlas OS, then see if you can share the PDF printer of your choice through an internal host-only network and try using it remotely.

[oops]

...Boomaga lastly packaged for MX-19, and might be manually installed on later MXs:

• DEB in testrepo: https://mxrepo.com/mx/testrepo/pool/test/b/boomaga/

But this package depends on CUPS, as mentioned in description: https://github.com/Boomaga/boomaga

Yes you are right.

[CharlesV]

Is there a PDF printer for Linux apart from CUPS
CUPS is very basic, no features , no merge, no append, does not even ask for file name or location
I am looking for something like Bullzip , Foxit, Sumatra, PDF Creator ...etc
If you know anything let me know
Thanks

This doesnt make sense to me. How would you possible merge from a printer? ( Or append ? ) ANd what kind of 'features' are you after for a PDF printer?

Using PDFArranger as m_pav mentioned, or PDf Master (v 4 free ) as I use, or many other PDf Editors out there for linux, Merge, Append, Editing, etc are ALL available.

But printing? ... Print to PDF from any app, some show options to create various things. Other Apps have Export to PDF which works pretty well and has options.

SO.. create the pdf and then work it with tools sure works for me. (And I come from the Windows world that you suggest tools from. )

[hasmak]

boomaga was fine, but not currently developed. (in the MX repos I guess)
https://www.boomaga.org/index.html

It is still in the repo
I installed it, it is an improvement on native CUPS but still limited in options
Thanks

[hasmak]

SumatraPDF works fine in Wine Staging on MX-23.

Thanks
SumatraPDF is a pdf reader not printer

[hasmak]

This doesnt make sense to me. How would you possible merge from a printer? ( Or append ? ) ANd what kind of 'features' are you after for a PDF printer?

Using PDFArranger as m_pav mentioned, or PDf Master (v 4 free ) as I use, or many other PDf Editors out there for linux, Merge, Append, Editing, etc are ALL available.

But printing? ... Print to PDF from any app, some show options to create various things. Other Apps have Export to PDF which works pretty well and has options.

SO.. create the pdf and then work it with tools sure works for me. (And I come from the Windows world that you suggest tools from. )

I print from a variety of apps, some are text based, others are graphics raster or vector, the PDFs are sent or shared with other people, and may go through several versions.
The append function puts what you print at the top or end of an existing pdf. The merge or insert functions puts what you print in a specific point in the existing pdf
you can also add watermarks, comments and annotations to the output, have editable tables and forms
These functions are available on windows printers
Using another application to edit or arrange is viable, but it is double the work, and not very convenient

[CharlesV]

I know what those functions are. However, I have never *seen* any of those in a PDF Virtual Printer!

All of those things you mentioned are in an EDITOR .. (or at least in some editors) . You print something to a PDF and THEN you edit it doing all / any of those things. (Including the windows Foxit and Sumatra ).