This command edits the configuration file to use xpdf as the default pdf viewer. Disable chrome pdf viewer and open pdf files in adobe reader click the 3 dots in the top right corner of chrome then click on settings from the menu. To install chrome, you must be running the 64bit version of ubuntu. The problem prior to doing this, the gnome experience on my gtx 1070 and i77700hq laptop running ubuntu 18. Google chrome has a known issue with pdf documents displaying and functioning properly.
I had a similar issue with ubuntu 18, after some updates. How to disable chrome pdf viewer and open pdf in adobe reader. Failed to load pdf document chrome, adobe, in browser, opera, outlook, in firefox this error. Failed to load pdf document in chrome stack overflow. Over the years, chrome has provided immense convenience with its ability to open and view pdfs. The ui framerate loss was most noticeable when resizing windows and dragging applications around the screen. You can both disable chrome s print interface and or make pdf files open with an external application if you are running ad and have chrome admxs installed. Then all you need to do is to run the browser with good settings. Google chrome no sandbox flag problem fix on kali linux. In our case we could open pdfs in firefox and ie but not in chrome. Enterprise private selfhosted questions and answers for your enterprise. Im trying to print a pdf in ubuntu using chrome headless with this command line. How to open chrome browser from terminal in ubuntu youtube. After disabling the page file the browser crashes completely upon reaching about 50% memory usage in task manager, so this wouldnt solve the problem.
There is a workaround when you get the grey screen you can type ctrls to download the pdf file. With page file on default, chrome itself never crashes and the memory usage may go near 100%. Print pdf with headless chrome in ubuntu stack overflow. If i install some extension that bypass native pdf reader in chrome, it still works. Near the bottom of the privacy and security section, click on site settings. To learn about s mode and how to install chrome, go to the microsoft help center. You can upgrade to the latest version of adobe reader for windows, mac, or linux by. How to change the pdf reader of chrome on linux super user. I had the exact problem the op describes on ubuntu 10.