[xubuntu-users] Unable to open pdf files

[John R. Sowden]

tried to read a pdf from another computer-laptop runnung xubuntu 18.04 
lts:sorry, ubuntu 18.04 has experienced an internal error
executable path /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/tumblerd-1/tumblerd
details: crash
tumblerd crashed with SIGSEGV in Parser:makeStream()
apport version 2.20.9-oubuntu7.5
by office, I meant in the whiskers meny->office (not an application)

john


On 12/7/18 12:40 PM, John R. Sowden wrote:
> I might also mention about 10 min ago, I restarted the machine (desktop)
> John
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> On 12/7/18 12:34 PM, John R. Sowden wrote:
>> evince: segment fault (core dumped)
>> atril: opened a atril gui window, selected a pdf file: segment error  
>> (core dumped)
>>
>> sound like a trend,
>> John
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>> 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
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