How to start Libreoffice Draw to fill in .pdf form

[satimis]

Hi

I need to fill in .pdf form but unable to start LibreOffice Draw

LibreOffice

Version: 7.6.5.2(X86_64)
Ubuntu package version:
4:7.6.5-Oubuntu0.23.14.1_bpo22.04.1

$ apt policy libreoffice-impress

libreoffice-impress:
  Installed: 4:7.6.5-0ubuntu0.23.10.1~bpo22.04.1
  Candidate: 4:7.6.5-0ubuntu0.23.10.1~bpo22.04.1
  Version table:
 *** 4:7.6.5-0ubuntu0.23.10.1~bpo22.04.1 100
        100 http://hk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.4 500
        500 http://hk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security/main amd64 Packages
     1:7.3.2-0ubuntu2 500
        500 http://hk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages

Impress already installed.

Please advise. Alternatively is there a better solution filling in .pdf form and to sign it?

Thanks in advance.

Regards

[14nd]

i used to use foxit pdf when i was on windows ,which one can fill and sign.
am yet to try to install it in linux ...

[HermanAB]

I prefer to use xournal. It creates an overlay. When done editing, do Export to PDF for the final.

[dragonfly41]

I have Master PDF Editor in my toolset. But there is a price attached.

P.S. Demo version (with watermark) here ..

https://code-industry.net/get-masterpdfeditor/

[VMC]

I also prefer "xournal" as Herman stated.

[satimis]

Hi@HermanAB and VMC

Thanks for your advice

"xournal" is on repo

$ apt policy xournal

xournal:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1:0.4.8.2016-7build1
  Version table:
     1:0.4.8.2016-7build1 500
        500 http://hk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/universe amd64 Packages

xournal can also be installed via snap or flatpak

Which installation method shall I use?

Besides can I sign the pdf form with hand writing?

Thanks

Regards

[VMC]

xournal stop development in 2016. xournal++ is suppose to be its replacement.
Here's a comparision to see the difference:
https://github.com/xournalpp/xournal.../pull/23/files
I don't use Snap or flatpak. So can't advise on that.

[1fallen]

Which installation method shall I use?

Besides can I sign the pdf form with hand writing?

Thanks

Regards

I do flatpaks, and here is a sample to your question.
This is the flatpak version used.

 1) app/net.sourceforge.xournal/x86_64/stable
   2) app/com.github.xournalpp.xournalpp/x86_64/stable

Which do you want to use (0 to abort)? [0-2]: 2

com.github.xournalpp.xournalpp permissions:
    ipc       fallback-x11          pulseaudio            wayland
    x11       file access [1]       dbus access [2]

    [1] host, xdg-run/dconf, xdg-run/gvfs, xdg-run/gvfsd, xdg-run/pipewire-0,
        ~/.config/dconf:ro
    [2] ca.desrt.dconf, org.gtk.vfs.*


        ID                                    Branch Op Remote  Download
 1. [✓] com.github.xournalpp.xournalpp.Locale stable i  flathub  7.4*kB / 1.3*MB
 2. [✓] com.github.xournalpp.xournalpp        stable i  flathub 99.7*MB / 112.5*MB

[monkeybrain20122]

qpdfview can fill standard pdf forms https://launchpad.net/~adamreichold/...fview-dailydeb

Besides, it is the best pdf viewer on Linux, it is lightweight, very fast and featureful, It is the only pdf reader on Linux that supports tabs and does it well. Okular says it does but kind of glitchy and very resource hungry and last time I checked about a year ago it couldn't remember opened tabs after restarting the app. Foxit Linux support tabs but only 20 of them, with qpdfview you can easily open 50-60 with no issue. Unlike the Windows version Foxit Linux has very few features, it can't open djvu files (all Linux pdf viewers can), it is closed source and TBH I don't even know if its development has ceased. It doesn't completely shutdown unless you start it in the terminal, otherwise it lurks behind and eats all your memory after you think you have closed it, this is an old bug that has been reported years ago, it was not fixed as of last year when I was just curious and wanted to see what it could do.

I think qpdfview definitely deserve more attentions. Definitely the best. Much better than Evince and Okular.

[satimis]

xournal stop development in 2016. xournal++ is suppose to be its replacement.
Here's a comparision to see the difference:
https://github.com/xournalpp/xournal.../pull/23/files
I don't use Snap or flatpak. So can't advise on that.

Hi@VMC

Thanks for your advice

xournal++ is on daily build. Then I must update it each day?

Regards