How to Install and Uninstall evince Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 21,2024

You can also install and uninstall the evince on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "evince" package

This is a short guide on how to install evince on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "evince" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall evince on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the evince package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: evince
Source: evince (43.1-2)
Version: 43.1-2+b1
Installed-Size: 974
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libevdocument3-4 (<< 3.29.91-2~)
Provides: djvu-viewer, pdf-viewer, postscript-viewer
Depends: evince-common (>= 43.1-2), gsettings-desktop-schemas, libevdocument3-4 (= 43.1-2+b1), libevview3-3 (= 43.1-2+b1), shared-mime-info, dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo-gobject2 (>= 1.10.0), libcairo2 (>= 1.14.0), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.40), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.61.2), libgnome-desktop-3-20 (>= 3.17.92), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.22.0), libhandy-1-0 (>= 1.5.90), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.37.5), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libsecret-1-0 (>= 0.7)
Recommends: default-dbus-session-bus | dbus-session-bus
Suggests: gvfs, nautilus-sendto, poppler-data, unrar
Enhances: nautilus
Breaks: libevdocument3-4 (<< 3.29.91-2~)
Description: Document (PostScript, PDF) viewer
Description-md5: 531974388dc5701b9dbc2f5d96f92ec6
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evince
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program,
scope::application, suite::gnome, uitoolkit::gtk, use::viewing,
works-with-format::TODO, works-with-format::djvu,
works-with-format::dvi, works-with-format::pdf,
works-with-format::postscript, works-with::text, x11::application
Section: gnome
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/e/evince/evince_43.1-2+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 285904
MD5sum: a463af1b084e36e0bc1700cd55d9e196
SHA256: 4816a641062eaa86fa628e8a351a603e996100905071edeecf37cb6a06577dec