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How to Edit PDF Files in Linux Using GIMP

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If you have ever downloaded a Portable Document Format file to your Linux PC that needed editing (such as an application that you did not want to fill out by hand), you'll find very few PDF editing tools. You can edit PDF files online, but here is a workable, if not elegant solution using GIMP.

Steps

1. Download and install the Gimp image editor, either using your favorite package manager, or from their website
   
2. Open the Gimp, and open the PDF document you wish to edit. For multiple page documents, it is easier on your computer to edit them one page at a time. If you choose more than one page, they will open in individual windows.
   
3. Make the necessary changes to the document.
   
4. Save the document as a Gimp XCF file (you'll have to save several different pages if it is a multi-page document).
   
5. Close the document, then open the resulting image in Krita.
   
6. Go to File>Print, then choose Print to PDF. In the same dialogue box, choose the destination folder and name of the output document (such as wiki_pg1.pdf).
   
7. Open the resulting document to make sure everything worked properly.
   

Tips

• Alternatively use an online PDF editor such as PDFEscape.
  
• Don't print to PDF from the Gimp. Some people never have a problem, but many experience trouble with the conversion to a PDF file.
  
• If you don't have Krita, choose a different graphic manipulation program. There are many OSS options to choose from
  
• Acrobat Reader 7 works with Linux, so feel free to use it if you just need to view a PDF, or print one out.
  

Warnings

• Do not name your output PDF the same as the file you started with. You'll lose the original, which could result in some problems if you have multiple pages.
  
• There is no Acrobat Professional for any version of Linux.
  

Related wikiHows

• How to Move from Windows to Linux
  
• How to Create a Copy of a Page in a PDF Document
  
• How to Edit Pdf Files in Linux Using Real Editor
  

Sources and Citations

• Gimp
  
• PDFEscape
  

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