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