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[Bug 241736] Re: support EPUB format

 

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: evince
  
  1) lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch)
  Release:	15.04
  
  2) apt-cache policy evince
  evince:
    Installed: 3.14.1-0ubuntu1
    Candidate: 3.14.1-0ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 3.14.1-0ubuntu1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  
  3) What is expected to happen is when one attempts to open an epub file
  via evince, it does so successfully.
  
  4) What happens instead with the example attachment https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/241736/+attachment/4280564/+files/EPUBBestPractices-1_0.epub is evince notes:
  File type electronic book document (application/epub+zip) is not supported
  
+ WORKAROUND: Use okular with okular-extra-backends.
+ 
+ apt-cache policy okular okular-extra-backends
+ okular:
+   Installed: 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1
+   Candidate: 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1
+   Version table:
+  *** 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1 0
+         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/universe amd64 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+      4:4.13.0-0ubuntu1 0
+         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages
+ okular-extra-backends:
+   Installed: 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1
+   Candidate: 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1
+   Version table:
+  *** 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1 0
+         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/universe amd64 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+      4:4.13.0-0ubuntu1 0
+         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages
+ 
  WORKAROUND: Use fbreader.
  apt-cache policy fbreader
  fbreader:
-   Installed: 0.12.10dfsg-9.1
-   Candidate: 0.12.10dfsg-9.1
-   Version table:
-  *** 0.12.10dfsg-9.1 0
-         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/universe amd64 Packages
-         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+   Installed: 0.12.10dfsg-9.1
+   Candidate: 0.12.10dfsg-9.1
+   Version table:
+  *** 0.12.10dfsg-9.1 0
+         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/universe amd64 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/241736

Title:
  support EPUB format

Status in Evince document viewer:
  Confirmed
Status in evince package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: evince

  1) lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch)
  Release:	15.04

  2) apt-cache policy evince
  evince:
    Installed: 3.14.1-0ubuntu1
    Candidate: 3.14.1-0ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 3.14.1-0ubuntu1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  3) What is expected to happen is when one attempts to open an epub
  file via evince, it does so successfully.

  4) What happens instead with the example attachment https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/241736/+attachment/4280564/+files/EPUBBestPractices-1_0.epub is evince notes:
  File type electronic book document (application/epub+zip) is not supported

  WORKAROUND: Use okular with okular-extra-backends.

  apt-cache policy okular okular-extra-backends
  okular:
    Installed: 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1
    Candidate: 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1
    Version table:
   *** 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/universe amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       4:4.13.0-0ubuntu1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages
  okular-extra-backends:
    Installed: 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1
    Candidate: 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1
    Version table:
   *** 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/universe amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       4:4.13.0-0ubuntu1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages

  WORKAROUND: Use fbreader.
  apt-cache policy fbreader
  fbreader:
    Installed: 0.12.10dfsg-9.1
    Candidate: 0.12.10dfsg-9.1
    Version table:
   *** 0.12.10dfsg-9.1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/universe amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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