Advice on software for creating pdf's

What is the best option for software to create pdf's?I downloaded Primo PDF and the quality was lousy.  Suggestions greatly appreciated!

Tried Acrobat?
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatpro/tryout.html

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    Pratgeek wrote:i recently switched to archlinux from ubuntu.there is ubuntu there was tdfd for creating Data Flow Diagrams but i am not able to find any alternative for archlinux.
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