I have a PDF document with over 300 pages. I need to add 15 pages in between - after page 180. How can I do it?

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You could use pdftk from the commandline:

pdftk A=bigpdf.pdf B=insert.pdf cat A1-180 B A181-end output output.pdf

Or if you want a GUI you could use PDFsam (PDF split and merge), PDFjam or jPDFTweak. (PDF Shuffler has already been mentioned.)

PDF-Shuffler

PDF Shuffler is an ideal application for this. It allows you to import several PDF files and rearrange the pages. You can also delete the pages you don't wish to keep in the output PDF.

PdfMod works well if you prefer to use a GUI. Install it by typing:

sudo apt-get install pdfmod

You can try this GUI tool: uPdf (maintained by atareao.es team)

You can add blank pages, or pages from other documents or insert images, or text.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/updf
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install updf

Although my answer is not so smart but it will work, let's call your pdf document to be file.pdf:

1. Go to Libre office writer and use ctrl + enter for as many blank pages as you want. Save it on the desktop.

2. Use online doc to pdf convertor. (call it B.pdf)

3. open file.pdf and type ctrl + p. Following window will pop up:

In the pages field fill the pages that you want to separate. Also click on the file button to save your first 180 pages (call it part A.pdf). Save this as a separate pdf. Similarly save pages from 181 - 300 (call it part C.pdf)

4. Use online pdf merger to merge A.pdf, B.pdf, C.pdf.

Note: Although it may be little bit tedious but it doesn't involve any package at all. Using available tools you can get the desired pdf.