I managed to fix this problem. Follow the normal installation steps,
but instead of root-nautilus'ing and changing the properties of the
cups-pdf file, simply execute the following line of code in a terminal:
“sudo chmod +s /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf”
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The cups-pdf printer package no
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: cups-pdf
The cups-pdf printer package installs properly, but is not detected as a
local printer, it is detected as a network printer, and it does not
appear to function properly with edgy.
** Affects: cups-pdf (Ubuntu)
Importance: Untriaged