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Les
Asked: 2021-05-05 07:06:35 +0800 CST

Ubuntu 20.04 only prints partial pdf's sometimes

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Does anyone have a fix for this problem?

  1. Try to print a pdf (multiple printers tried from two different computers - Xerox, Brother & HP, multiple documents)

  2. Parts of printed page are blank

I have also tried printing them directly from Firefox, as well as from Document Viewer, but it doesn't make any difference.

Same document prints fine when printing from Windows or a MAC to the same printers.

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1 Answers

  1. My guess is these files are somehow defective and the Adobe Reader in Windows and Mac is more forgiving than the Ubuntu Document Viewer. A workaround is to create a new PDF file that does not inherit this problem.

    A Workaround

    1. Open the document that does not print properly in the default Document Viewer also known as Evince.
    2. Click the Printer icon in the hamburger menu, and select Print to File

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    1. Make sure the format is set to PDF ("Second" above) and give it a file name you want ("Third" above).
    2. Click the green Print button on the top right to create a copy of the PDF file.
    3. Open the newly created copy of the PDF and print it as you normally would.

    Hope this helps

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