There are a number of ways to extract a range of pages from a PDF file: there are PDF related toolkits for doing it, or you can use Ghostscript directly.
While Linux is a fantastic operating system, when it comes to user rights management, Active Directory is far superior than anything Linux currently implements.
If you need to move your Linux installation to a different hard drive or partition (and keep it working) and your distro uses grub this tech tip is what you need.