Re: any tools to convert to pdf format?

["E.L. Meijer \(Eric\)" <tgakem@sg10.chem.tue.nl>]

> 
> hi,
> 
> are there any linux tools that convert documents to the pdf format?
> and what format should be input to those tools? i know that on win32 the
> acrobat
> writer converts m$ word and postscript to pdf. i'd prefer not to use any
> m$ products.
> i could use latex to generate postscript, and if there a tool to convert
> postscript to pdf
> i'd be all set. tia,

Ghostscript comes with a ps2pdf script.  Maybe you need the aladdin
version from non-free, but I think the recent versions of gnu
ghostscript also can do it.

HTH,
Eric

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