[xubuntu-users] Unable to open pdf files

[Victor Forberger]

On 12/7/18 2:26 PM, John R. Sowden 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.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> On 12/7/18 12:18 PM, Bjoern Franke wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Am 07.12.18 um 21:09 schrieb John R. Sowden:
>>> xubuntu 18.04 lts
>>>
>>> cannot open any pdf files using evince or atril.  this iis a recent
>>> issue, as I have read pdf files within the last 7 days.
>> Can you describe further what "cannot open" means?
>>
>> Kind regards
>> bjo
>>

Try opening the file from a terminal

$ atril filename.pdf

See what warnings appear. The warnings may indicate you are missing a
library or config file, for instance.

If there are problems with atril, for example, you can try re-installing it.

$ sudo apt-get remove atril
$ sudo apt-get install atril

I have no idea what office menu means. Do you mean LibreOffice and the
File | Recent Documents command? If so, LibreOffice does not natively
open PDF docs. It has its own ODT, ODS, ODG file formats.

- Victor

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