Make PDF Directly (Print Directly to PDF) in ubuntu 8.04

1. Install the cups-pdf package using: sudo aptitude install cups-pdf
2. Select “New Printer”
3. Select “Print into PDF file” with the device URI of “cups-pdf:/”
4. Select “Generic”
5. Select “PDF file generator”
6. Assign a name. “PDF” should be sufficient.
7. Select “Apply”

Check with

System--> Administration --> Printing

You can find a PDF entry