If you are trying to open a PDF file on Ubuntu 22.04, you will need some extra software in order to view the document. Since Ubuntu does not have a native way to open PDF documents by default, users will need to install a PDF viewer. In this tutorial, you will see several different options for software that can be downloaded and installed to open PDF documents on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish.
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PDF viewer alternatives on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish Linux
Evince PDF Viewer:
Evince (also known as Document Viewer) is the default PDF viewer on Ubuntu 22.04 GNOME Desktop. If you are using GNOME, then this application should already be installed on your system.
Okular is the default PDF viewer on Ubuntu 22.04 KDE Plasma Desktop. KDE users will already have it available, and you can still install the application regardless of which desktop environment you currently use.
Adobe Acrobat Reader:
Adobe Acrobat Reader might be the first choice people think of when it comes to opening PDF documents. Although there is a Linux version of Adobe Reader available, it no longer receives updates on the Linux platform hence is obsolete and not recommended for the installation.
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MuPDF is an extremely lightweight PDF viewer for Linux that supports a PDF, XPS, and EPUB formats. Use this software if want a very small install and a PDF viewer with no extra features.
Zathura is a free, plugin-based document viewer application. Available plugins include PDF, PostScript and DjVu. Use this software if you would like to extend the functionalities of your PDF viewer.
GNU gv is a powerful PostScript and PDF document viewer developed by the GNU Project. This one is always a safe choice to make, considering a huge amount of other software on Ubuntu 22.04 is also developed by GNU.
In this tutorial, we went over the installation instructions of multiple PDF viewer software options for Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish. Each of them have their pros and cons, and the best one for you will depend on your situation, whether you want a beefy program, lightweight viewer, or want to stick with one of the default viewers.
