The following is a summary of the three most common solutions to PDF editing in Linux. A search of Synaptic provides an extensive listing of a number of such utilities. Consequently, the user may have to try more than one approach to editing a PDF document to achieve the best results.
You will find that the editing results can vary widely based on a range of factors such as the version of the PDF format being modified, the rendering engine, the options with which the original PDF file was created, what fonts were used to create the document, what system fonts are available, etc.
Unfortunately, no one tool is optimal for all PDF documents. There are a series of tools available to the Linux user that can be used to edit PDF files. Consequently, the PDF format tends to discourage easy editing once a document is converted to a PDF file. A desirable characteristic of a final version format such as PDF is a limitation on the ability to change the document. Accordingly, most such editing applications have the capability of easily saving the document or drawing as a PDF file. In general, conversion to PDF is viewed as a last step in this document generation process i.e., the dissemination of a final version of the document.
When creating a new document, one usually uses an editing application such as a word processor, a paint program, a spreadsheet program, etc., all of which support formats that are designed for the editing process. The main purpose of the effort was to develop a document format that would be independent of the application software, the operating system, and the computer hardware. The Portable Document Format or PDF was developed by Adobe Systems in 1993.
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