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A free and lightweight PDF reader for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

A free and lightweight replacement for Adobe Reader to view PDFs.

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How can I uninstall Foxit Reader from 16.04?

I installed it using the .deb package from their website and I've turned the internet upside down looking for a way to do so and nothing works, terminal doesn't recognize 'foxitreader' and when I use dpkg to list all the programs, it is just not…
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A tabbed PDF reader that saves and restores the last session?

I'm on Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS, and I'm searching for a PDF reader with tabs, and one that will save my sessions upon closing and re-opening. Foxit Reader on Windows does this--if you close the program and reopen it, the PDFs you had open will be shown,…
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Increase GUI font size of Foxit Reader

I'm using foxit reader on Ubuntu 16.04, but the font size for menus, toolbar, etc. is so incredibly small that I have to actually move closer and squint to read it. In the preferences, there is a section where I can change the font size to 13, 14,…
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Foxit Reader is not responding on Ubuntu 20.04

I downloade Foxit Reader from here and then extracted and installed it. However, after using it for a while, Foxit Reader freezes with a popup: Foxit Reader is not responding, please wait or force quit I don't know why this happens. Do you know…
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Foxit icon picture is missing from Dashboard

I installed Foxit Reader from the Foxi web page. Hear is the link of the Foxi reader. I have a problem, the icon in ubuntu dashboard is there but the picture is missing. When I first installed the picture was there, but suddenly the picture is gone.…
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Uninstalling an app I'm not sure how it was installed

Kubuntu 21.10 Foxit Reader is unstable as hell on my PC so I want to remove it, but I don't remember and now can't find how it was installed in the first place so I can do it right. dpkg didn't list it, Discover doesn't list it, snap doesn't list…
Bill in Kansas City
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How to uninstall foxit reader from Ubuntu 20.04 using terminal?

I installed foxit reader following this link But the font is too small. I'm not able to uninstall it using the uninstaller. I'm using UBuntu 20.04 and very new to Ubuntu. Can it be done on terminal?
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how to open PDF file at specific page in the terminal?

I am trying to open a .pdf file with FoxitReader from the terminal. The following works on the terminal: /opt/foxitsoftware/foxitreader/FoxitReader "Document.pdf" But this doesn't: /opt/foxitsoftware/foxitreader/FoxitReader "Document.pdf /A…
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Foxit PDF reader crashed when try to comment or highlight text

Foxit reader closed when I try to highlight text (open highlights, write comment, etc) in any PDF file. Reinstall does not fix the problem. (The Foxit-reader version is: FoxitReader.enu.setup.2.4.1.0609(r08f07f8).x64.run ) the log error in …
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Internet connection not working on Foxit Reader (Ubuntu 18.04)

I am using Ubuntu 18.04 on Dell Vostro 15 - 3546. uname -a Linux 4.15.0-118-generic #119-Ubuntu SMP Tue Sep 8 12:30:01 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux I have recently installed Foxit Reader following this post. In Foxit…
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Can a window manager force full-screen window for a program that lacks this option by itself?

I like the way Foxit Reader can change the color of both pdf text background and font; I have books in pdf format that I need to read on the laptop and I want to control the colors of text area. (I have other options to achieve the same purpose -…
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Install Foxit Reader on Ubuntu 16.04: Installation does not start

I tried to install Foxit Reader on Ubuntu 16.04, 64bit. I followed these instructions. However, the installation does not start and the progression is blocked at 0%. Can someone help me?
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Removing highlight in Foxit Reader after saving the document

I just installed Foxit Reader 2.4.1. To test the highlight function, I opened a pdf, highlighted some text, saved it, closed it and re-opened it. Now I can see the highlight, but I can't figure out how to remove the highlight after I save and…
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Trying to install Foxit Reader 2.4.1 on 16.04 - message cannot execute binary file

Using the instructions on "https://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf-reader/" I downloaded the software and followed the instructions. On the last step I got message: " cannot execute binary file: Exec format error" I selected the 64 bit download. I have…
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Foxit Reader Problems

I have two question Why does this message "error:unexpected character, row:80, col:5" appear each time that I try to open a PDF with FOXIT READER (last version)?? I have on my computer UBUNTU 16.04. The message appears four times with an interval…
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