Public bug reported: I've found that the version of evince in 14.04 has perhaps become too strict and won't open PDF files that work in other readers. For example with the SPC-4 SCSI spec available from http://www.t10.org/cgi- bin/ac.pl?t=f&f=spc4r36q.pdf , I get:
$ evince spc4r36q.pdf Syntax Error: Couldn't find trailer dictionary Syntax Error: Couldn't read xref table Syntax Error: Couldn't find trailer dictionary Syntax Error: Couldn't read xref table and the evince window has a red bar saying "PDF document is damaged" However, the built-in firefox PDF renderer works fine with that file, as does mupdf. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: evince 3.10.3-0ubuntu7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-8.28-generic 3.13.2 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-8-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Feb 19 08:12:32 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-11 (39 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140109) KernLog: SourcePackage: evince UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: evince (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1282151 Title: evince won't open PDF files other readers can handle To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/1282151/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs