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24 votes
6 answers
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Highlight words in Document Viewer

I am currently using Ubuntu 15.10. I need to highlight some sentences and/or paragraphs for easy searching but I can't find any option for this in the "Document Viewer" which is the default ...
5 votes
1 answer
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Print PDF from Okular without scaling down?

I have just started using Okular now that I've installed Kubuntu (18.04). Previously, when printing a PDF, I would get an option about scaling. For instance, Adobe Reader has options such as "Fit to ...
0 votes
0 answers
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Application to read PDF files [duplicate]

I have Ubuntu 22 LTS. Which PDF reader is a good one ? I see that adobe does not publish a linux version any more. Looking for something with security patches and long term support. I do not want to ...
0 votes
0 answers
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PDF Viewer for Embedded Linux [duplicate]

I am looking for an open source/proprietary (open source preferred) PDF viewer(No editing required) to use in an HMI that runs Embedded Linux. The goal is to view manuals and other such files in the ...
1 vote
1 answer
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How to find/search for text results only in the Outline/headers in PDFs open in Evince?

Okular 20.8 and earlier has a feature that I miss badly: the ability to search for results only in the header titles, AKA "Outline" tab in the Evince UI. But in Evince 3.38, I don't see any ...
30 votes
5 answers
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Document Viewer (Evince) history navigation

I am satisfied with basic functionality of Evince (3.4.0 on Ubuntu 12.04). Unfortunately in this viewer I am really missing history navigation i.e. possibility to go back to previous views and ...
24 votes
4 answers
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When executing acroreader it fails with "error while loading shared libraries: libxml2.so.2: cannot open shared object file"

I have downloaded adobe reader 9.5.5 and installed it using gdebi.Now if I click on any pdf it is not starting.I tried "acroread" in terminal and it is showing me this error /opt/Adobe/Reader9/...
9 votes
3 answers
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The search for the ultimate pdf viewer

Is there a pdf viewer in linux that can do all of the following: Deal with large pdf files easily Support annotations Support pdf forms Have a fullscreen reader mode that hides all menus and allows ...
56 votes
8 answers
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How do I install Adobe Acrobat Reader from the repository?

How do I install Adobe Acrobat Reader in Ubuntu 14.04 using a Trusty apt repository? This is NOT a duplicate of How do I install Adobe Acrobat Reader deb package downloaded from Adobe website?. In ...
2 votes
2 answers
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Disable color printing from `Document Viewer`

In Document Viewer version 3.10.03, is the color printing capability a function of the driver or a function of Document Viewer itself? I want to print black only but when hunt for a way to disable ...
3 votes
1 answer
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PDF Reader for Ubuntu 16.04 [duplicate]

I have just started with Linux Ubuntu 16.04 (Novice) Looking for PDF Reader for said OS.
4 votes
2 answers
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"To view the full contents of this document, you need a later version of the PDF viewer" [duplicate]

Unfortunately document viewer only shows me this if I open my PDF document: If I enter the Adobelink there is no linux version of acrobate reader. I need to open and write some stuff into this ...
-2 votes
3 answers
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What can I use to create and read PDF files? [duplicate]

I need software to create and read PDF files in my Ubuntu 14.04 like Nitro in Windows 7?
1 vote
3 answers
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PDF viewer/editor [duplicate]

On Windows I use Adobe Acrobat. With that I can create, edit pdf's or just fill in documents. There are programs available for making/editing pdf but they don't work that well. So I am hoping you ...
5 votes
1 answer
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Managing a large collection of PDF files

I have a large collection of PDF files and am looking forward to an application that: Is easy to install (Available in repositories) Is portable (migration to other computer running linux or windows ...