[xubuntu-users] Unable to open pdf files

[John R. Sowden]

evince:  segment fault (core dumped)
atril: opened a atril gui window, selected a pdf file: segment error  
(core dumped)

sound like a trend,
John

On 12/7/18 12:28 PM, MR ZenWiz wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 12:26 PM John R. Sowden
> <jsowden at americansentry.net> wrote:
>> yes, when I go to the file manager and click on a pdf file, I get the
>> round 'spinning' mouse pointer for 22 second, then back to the pointer.
>> same with both pdf readers.  The application never opens.
>>
>> On the other hand, when I click on the document viewer in the office
>> menu, I get a window titled 'recent documents' that is blank. I click on
>> the file foon, get a 'select a file', select my file, get a big icon,
>> then nothing.
>>
> Try running either viewer from a terminal window and see what errors
> show up (and post them here).
>
> Mark
>