How to Install and Uninstall evince Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "evince" package

This is a short guide on how to install evince on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                evince
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "evince" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall evince on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                evince
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the evince package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: evince
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.18.2-1ubuntu4.6
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1197
Provides: djvu-viewer, pdf-viewer, postscript-viewer
Depends: libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.4), libcairo-gobject2 (>= 1.10.0), libcairo2 (>= 1.14.0), libevdocument3-4 (= 3.18.2-1ubuntu4.6), libevview3-3 (= 3.18.2-1ubuntu4.6), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.16.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.20.0), libsecret-1-0 (>= 0.7), evince-common (>= 3.18), evince-common (<< 3.19), shared-mime-info
Recommends: dbus-x11
Suggests: gvfs, unrar, poppler-data, nautilus, apparmor
Breaks: evince-common (<< 3.18.2-1ubuntu4), evince-gtk (<< 3.14.1-3~)
Replaces: evince-common (<< 3.18.2-1ubuntu4), evince-gtk (<< 3.14.1-3~)
Filename: pool/main/e/evince/evince_3.18.2-1ubuntu4.6_amd64.deb
Size: 152416
MD5sum: 2bf8e22b7deaf396c0d10d447d32e210
SHA1: 05ce4d85d9adc9a10f9f1aacc6a351ab3fd94598
SHA256: 0ba2514a2eb81e9b7c9626fe2577699ea16000ff613fb0622244547d72749f46
SHA512: a5442b0867217e992c53134fd2c06ffe15dc74eadb27f4d4aed5655752c8dd829b7891f1ae8bf947ba12758736eaba1d3efb57878a7ec410e496d90f8569afca
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evince
Description-en: Document (PostScript, PDF) viewer
Evince is a simple multi-page document viewer. It can display and print
PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), DjVu, DVI, Portable
Document Format (PDF) and XML Paper Specification (XPS) files.
When supported by the document, it also allows searching for text,
copying text to the clipboard, hypertext navigation, and
table-of-contents bookmarks.
Description-md5: 531974388dc5701b9dbc2f5d96f92ec6
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: evince
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Installed-Size: 1197
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.18.2-1ubuntu4
Replaces: evince-common (<< 3.18.2-1ubuntu4), evince-gtk (<< 3.14.1-3~)
Provides: djvu-viewer, pdf-viewer, postscript-viewer
Depends: libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.4), libcairo-gobject2 (>= 1.10.0), libcairo2 (>= 1.14.0), libevdocument3-4 (= 3.18.2-1ubuntu4), libevview3-3 (= 3.18.2-1ubuntu4), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.16.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.20.0), libsecret-1-0 (>= 0.7), evince-common (>= 3.18), evince-common (<< 3.19), shared-mime-info
Recommends: dbus-x11
Suggests: gvfs, unrar, poppler-data, nautilus, apparmor
Breaks: evince-common (<< 3.18.2-1ubuntu4), evince-gtk (<< 3.14.1-3~)
Filename: pool/main/e/evince/evince_3.18.2-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 152578
MD5sum: bcfbb9d84a9661754e36744fd5b6daee
SHA1: 7e77299e7dcca97c72d66e7c4ef4846e19cb76e4
SHA256: 412f1e850bbcef168c44f2ffeb5c36712078ec8939908fa3a873ead8dce24c26
Description-en: Document (PostScript, PDF) viewer
Evince is a simple multi-page document viewer. It can display and print
PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), DjVu, DVI, Portable
Document Format (PDF) and XML Paper Specification (XPS) files.
When supported by the document, it also allows searching for text,
copying text to the clipboard, hypertext navigation, and
table-of-contents bookmarks.
Description-md5: 531974388dc5701b9dbc2f5d96f92ec6
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evince
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop