How to Join Multiple PDFs in Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a widely adopted version of the GNU/Linux operating system based on the Debian distribution. Ubuntu Linux has native support for viewing the Portable Document Format (PDF) built into the operating system. You can manipulate and save PDF files using additional free software from the official Ubuntu software repository. You can join multiple PDF files into a single file with Ubuntu by installing the GhostScript and PDF Toolkit utilities from the Ubuntu software repository from the command line.

Instructions

1. Click the "Applications" menu at the top of the screen.

2. Click "Accessories > Terminal."

3. Type "sudo apt-get install gs pdftk" without quotes, then press "Enter."

4. Type the root password, then press "Enter."

5. Type "gs -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOUTPUTFILE=newpdf.pdf -dBATCH First.pdf Second.pdf" without quotes, then press "Enter." Replace "newpdf.pdf" with the filename for the new combined PDF file. Replace "First.pdf" and "Second.pdf" with the actual filenames of the source PDF files. Additional PDF filenames can be appended to this command as long as each filename is separated with a space.

References

• Ubuntugeek.com: Combine Multiple PDFs into One FIle in Ubuntu Linux