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    #16
    To your problem, this doesn't sound like a driver issue to me, but I guess it could be.

    Do you get identical results from both Okular and Evince?
    Are these pdf's you're creating or are they sourced from somewhere else?
    Have you tried any other print methods, like opening them and printing from Libre Office?

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      #17
      Originally posted by oshunluvr View Post
      Do you get identical results from both Okular and Evince?
      Yes

      Originally posted by oshunluvr View Post
      Are these pdf's you're creating or are they sourced from somewhere else?
      From someone else

      Originally posted by oshunluvr View Post
      Have you tried any other print methods, like opening them and printing from Libre Office?
      No not yet, but I can try that
      Greg
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        #18
        I just opened the Ferry reservation pdf with LibreOffice Draw and it printed just fine (except it added a blank page)
        Greg
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          #19
          Originally posted by GregM View Post
          I just opened the Ferry reservation pdf with LibreOffice Draw and it printed just fine (except it added a blank page)
          I see this (the extra page) quite a bit. I think not very many people or services are meticulous when they're creating PDFs.

          At this point, I suspect your source is the issue. Curious is you're looking at these files (the ones with gobbledy-gook) with Print Preview and not seeing the corruption or are you just opening them, then printing?

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            #20
            I look at the print preview and it looks fine,
            Greg
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              #21
              Says here not to use the Ubuntu driver: http://foo2xqx.rkkda.com

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                #22
                Originally posted by chimak111 View Post
                But you need to follow that up each time with at least
                Code:
                sudo apt-get upgrade
                I prefer
                Code:
                sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
                Don't use 'upgrade'; use 'dist-upgrade'.

                See man apt-get and look at the difference between upgrade and dist-upgrade. The former, if used regularly, will almost certainly end up borking your system. Using dist-upgrade won't.
                Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007
                "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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                  #23
                  Okular and Evince use a library (called libpoppler IIRC) to print, separate and potentially different from how they display PDF files.

                  I seem to recall seeing updates for libpoppler go by. If, after getting your system fully updated, you're still having trouble you might check out bug reports for libpoppler.

                  Regards, John Little
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                    #24
                    Will
                    sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

                    change my 16.04 install to 17 (etc) ?
                    Greg
                    W9WD

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                      #25
                      No. Open a konsole and type: man apt-get

                      Read what upgrade and dist-upgrade do.

                      Or, https://linux.die.net/man/8/apt-get
                      Last edited by Snowhog; Nov 13, 2017, 07:08 PM.
                      Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007
                      "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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                        #26
                        Somewhat friendlier: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto
                        Kubuntu 20.04

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                          #27
                          This is a common problem; people confuse "dist-upgrade" with "do-release-upgrade" all the itme. I suspect that's why the apt developer used "full-upgrade" instead of "dist-upgrade" even though they do the same thing.

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                            #28
                            Ok here's something that really made a difference. I caught this on a YouTube video by accident.

                            sudo apt-get install hplib-gui

                            Now I have all sorts of options little programs and scan stuff etc.
                            Really made a difference.
                            Greg
                            W9WD

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                              #29
                              Originally posted by GregM View Post
                              Ok here's something that really made a difference. I caught this on a YouTube video by accident.

                              sudo apt-get install hplib-gui

                              Now I have all sorts of options little programs and scan stuff etc.
                              Really made a difference.
                              Big mistake
                              Should have been

                              sudo apt-get install hplip-gui
                              Greg
                              W9WD

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