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Ubuntu / Linux pdf reader / editor

  • Foxit Reader - View, create, convert, annotate, print, collaborate, share, fill forms and sign.
  • xpdf - Install xpdf "Xpdf is a small and efficient program which uses standard X fonts". Lightweight, but with outdated interface.
  • evince - Install evince Evince is a document viewer for multiple document formats. Used by default on Gnome.
  • kpdf - Install kpdf KPDF is a pdf viewer based on xpdf for KDE 3.
  • gv - Install gv - an old lightweight pdf viewer with an old interface. Size of the package is only 580k. gv is an X front-end for the Ghostscript PostScript(TM) interpreter.
  • okular - Install okular - KDE pdf viewer, requires many KDE prerequisites. Can easily copy text and images.
  • acroread - Adobe Acrobat Reader, no longer supported for Linux by Adobe, seems to be no longer supported by Ubuntu.
  • qpdfview
    • Installation
    • open terminal and type the following commands
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:b-eltzner/qpdfview
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install qpdfview


  •  Xournal
    By far this one is the best
    • Installation
    • Open terminal and type the following commands
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xournal

Optional, to remove xournal, do:

 sudo apt-get remove xournal

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