Install evince on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install evince
Learn how to install evince with the command sudo apt-get install evince on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of evince:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: evince
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install evince
Package Details | |
| Package: | evince |
| Version: | 3.4.0-0ubuntu1.8 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.gnome.org/projects/evince/ |
| Description: | Document (PostScript, PDF) viewer Evince is a simple multi-page document viewer. It can display and print PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), DJVU, DVI and Portable Document Format (PDF) files. When supported by the document, it also allows searching for text, copying text to the clipboard, hypertext navigation, and table-of-contents bookmarks. Homepage: http://www.gnome.org/projects/evince/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | gnome |
How to install evince on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If evince is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L evince' will give followin error.
Installing evince:
After system update use the following command to install evince:
sudo apt-get install evince
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove evince from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the evince from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the evince following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove evince
Following command is used to remove the evince package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove evince
This will remove evince and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing evince with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge evince
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove evince
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with evince package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.