evince reports "incorrect format" for DVI files when no TeX distribution is installed. evince should Suggests tetex-bin
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Evince |
Expired
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Wishlist
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evince (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
1) lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
Release: 14.04
2) apt-cache policy evince
evince:
Installed: 3.10.3-0ubuntu10.1
Candidate: 3.10.3-0ubuntu10.1
Version table:
*** 3.10.3-0ubuntu10.1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
3.
500 http://
3) What is expected to happen is when one opens the following file via evince, it opens successfully:
https:/
4) What happens instead is evince notes:
"Unable to open document
DVI document has incorrect format"
WORKAROUND: Install the texlive-binaries package.
Changed in evince: | |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
description: | updated |
Changed in evince: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in evince: | |
importance: | Unknown → Wishlist |
summary: |
evince reports "incorrect format" for DVI files when no TeX distribution - is installed. + is installed. evince should Suggests tetex-bin |
Changed in evince: | |
status: | New → Expired |
description: | updated |
tags: | added: trusty |
tags: | added: dapper |
Changed in evince (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) → nobody |
Thanks for your bug. What version of Ubuntu do you use? What configuration do you have? For how long does it use 100% of the CPU? Is that happening with all the dvi or do you have an example or one .dvi creating an issue?