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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 other programs such as libreoffice. Thanks in advance.

Nelson_nags13
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Use printer-driver-cups-pdf - this program creates a system pdf printer for you.

sudo apt install printer-driver-cups-pdf

will install and enable the printer.

The output from the printer by default, will appear in your home_directory/PDF (~/PDF)

Charles Green
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  • Won't that already be installed though? The OP states that (emphasis mine) "There is no print to file button _like in other programs such as libreoffice_". If the other tools have the print to PDF option, then this package is already installed, right? – terdon Apr 16 '19 at 19:24
  • @terdon I think libreoffice has a direct "save as PDF", and I'm not entirely sure that it would do a single page, as opposed to the cups-pdf option with allows for a pretty full range of print functions, like print page 5 of 8. – Charles Green Apr 16 '19 at 20:21
  • It does, but that is separate from the print dialog. I get the impression from the OP that the print to file works everywhere except foxit reader. Which seems odd. – terdon Apr 17 '19 at 08:27
  • @terdon Foxit is a funny kindof a program - I have used it in the past, but have not found enough benefits to continue to use it. – Charles Green Apr 17 '19 at 13:23
  • @Nelson_nags13 If this answer solved your issue, please take a moment to [accept it](//$$SITEURL/help/accepted-answer) by clicking on [the checkmark on the left](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/5235/203101). That will mark the question as answered and is the way that thanks are conveyed on the Stack Exchange sites. – terdon Apr 17 '19 at 14:23
  • @CharlesGreen I stand corrected! – terdon Apr 17 '19 at 14:23
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An alternative would be to extract the required page with pdftk. E.g to extract page 10 of infile.pdf and save it as outfile.pdf:

pdftk infile.pdf cat 10 output outfile.pdf
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