Printing to file on more pages per sheet

Hi!
I have a problem: I want to print a document to a file on more pages per sheet. I can do it, if I use the usb printer, but if I choose the print to file (ghostscript), this option is disabled. See the picture below:
How can I enable it? (print system is cups)

Solution:
"psutils" has to be installed (it's among the extra packages)
Last edited by csutomi (2007-09-20 12:01:22)

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