Evince broken: unhandled x-extension-pdf
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Evince broken: unhandled x-extension-pdf

Posted 03/31/2009 - 06:23 by Webmaster

Problem: 

When opening a PDF File the user receives the following message:

Evince broken: unhandled x-extension-pdf
Solution: 

On Linux and the Gnome Desktop, Evince is the default application for viewing Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files. If receiving the message “Unhandled MIME type: ‘application/x-extension-pdf’” follow the steps below to correct it.

  1. Edit $HOME/.local/share/mime/packages/Override.xml
  2. Replace “application/x-extension-pdf” with “application/pdf”
  3. Run “update-mime-database $HOME/.local/share/mime”