On Sun 07 Jan 2018 at 11:06:01 +0000, Curt wrote: > On 2018-01-07, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > >> > > >> > How does one convert a text file to a PDF using the command line? > >> > > >> > >> unoconv -f pdf text.txt > > > > 50+ megabytes of the libreoffice stack to install, But yes, that will > > do it. A sledgehammer to crack a nut. > > Depends on the nut, doesn't it? > > Anyhoo, I don't understand where you get the 50+ megabytes. I see two > dependencies in stable (python3 and python3-uno), a package size of 48.8
Look at the dependencies of python3-uno and then at those of libreoffice-core. > kB, and an installed size of 327.0 kB. So I'm understanding the package > does not depend upon the installation of LibreOffice proper (the > redoubtable "stack"?). Indeed not. Those packages are recommended only. (But many people wisely stick with the default of installing Recommends:). > Perhaps my comprehension is faulty. "Room for improvement" is how I would put it. :) root@desktop3:~# apt-get install unoconv Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: fonts-opensymbol libboost-date-time1.62.0 libboost-filesystem1.62.0 libboost-iostreams1.62.0 libboost-system1.62.0 libclucene-contribs1v5 libclucene-core1v5 libcmis-0.5-5v5 libeot0 libexttextcat-2.0-0 libexttextcat-data libgltf-0. 1-1 libgpgmepp6 libhyphen0 liblangtag-common liblangtag1 libmhash2 libmythes-1.2-0 libneon27-gnutls libodfgen-0.1-1 liborcus-0.12-0 libpython3.6 libraptor2-0 librasqal3 librdf0 libreoffice-common libreoffice-core libreoffice-style- galaxy libreoffice-style-tango librevenge-0.0-0 libxmlsec1 libxmlsec1-nss libyajl2 python3-uno uno-libs3 ure Suggested packages: raptor2-utils rasqal-utils librdf-storage-postgresql librdf-storage-mysql librdf-storage-sqlite librdf-storage-virt uoso redland-utils tango-icon-theme java5-runtime Recommended packages: libreoffice-writer libreoffice-draw libreoffice-calc libreoffice-impress The following NEW packages will be installed: fonts-opensymbol libboost-date-time1.62.0 libboost-filesystem1.62.0 libboost-iostreams1.62.0 libboost-system1.62.0 libclucene-contribs1v5 libclucene-core1v5 libcmis-0.5-5v5 libeot0 libexttextcat-2.0-0 libexttextcat-data libgltf-0. 1-1 libgpgmepp6 libhyphen0 liblangtag-common liblangtag1 libmhash2 libmythes-1.2-0 libneon27-gnutls libodfgen-0.1-1 liborcus-0.12-0 libpython3.6 libraptor2-0 librasqal3 librdf0 libreoffice-common libreoffice-core libreoffice-style- galaxy libreoffice-style-tango librevenge-0.0-0 libxmlsec1 libxmlsec1-nss libyajl2 python3-uno uno-libs3 unoconv ur e 0 upgraded, 37 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 67.0 MB of archives. After this operation, 240 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Note that recommended packages are not being installed. Adding them with "--install-recommends" raises the bar to 207 MB. My estimate was conservative. OTOH, cupsfilter is already on the system. It handles text, image and Postscript files and, run with "-m application/vnd.cups-pdf", produces a PDF which is autorotated to make it suitable for normal printing. Lack of searchable text in a PDF is of no consequence for printing. -- Brian.
