When I checked this morning the problem had mysteriously resolved itself (probably as a result of a recent dist-upgrade) ..
For the sake of comparison I'll include library versions of the 'working' evince. And the first thing that caught my attention is that libpoppler.so.4 is now libpoppler.so.5. z...@mbeki:~$ ldd /usr/lib/evince/1/backends/libpdfdocument.so linux-vdso.so.1 => (0x00007fffa67fb000) libevdocument.so.1 => /usr/lib/libevdocument.so.1 (0x00007f2b920fe000) libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f2b91aaa000) libatk-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f2b91889000) libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f2b9165c000) libfreetype.so.6 => /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 (0x00007f2b913d7000) libfontconfig.so.1 => /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 (0x00007f2b911a4000) libpoppler-glib.so.4 => /usr/lib/libpoppler-glib.so.4 (0x00007f2b90f74000) libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f2b90cbd000) libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f2b90a9f000) libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f2b90893000) libgio-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgio-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f2b905e3000) libpango-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f2b90399000) libgobject-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f2b90151000) libgmodule-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f2b8ff4d000) libglib-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f2b8fc85000) libxml2.so.2 => /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2 (0x00007f2b8f938000) libz.so.1 => /lib/libz.so.1 (0x00007f2b8f706000) libcairo.so.2 => /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2 (0x00007f2b8f482000) libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (0x00007f2b8f174000) libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x00007f2b8eeef000) libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00007f2b8eb7c000) libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00007f2b8e961000) libXext.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXext.so.6 (0x00007f2b8e74f000) libXrender.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1 (0x00007f2b8e544000) libXinerama.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1 (0x00007f2b8e342000) libXi.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXi.so.6 (0x00007f2b8e137000) libXrandr.so.2 => /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2 (0x00007f2b8df2d000) libXcursor.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1 (0x00007f2b8dd23000) libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00007f2b8d9ed000) libXcomposite.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXcomposite.so.1 (0x00007f2b8d7e9000) libXdamage.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXdamage.so.1 (0x00007f2b8d5e7000) libXfixes.so.3 => /usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3 (0x00007f2b8d3e1000) libexpat.so.1 => /usr/lib/libexpat.so.1 (0x00007f2b8d1b6000) libpoppler.so.5 => /usr/lib/libpoppler.so.5 (0x00007f2b8cdc9000) libjpeg.so.62 => /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62 (0x00007f2b8cba3000) liblcms.so.1 => /usr/lib/liblcms.so.1 (0x00007f2b8c96c000) libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00007f2b8c767000) libpcre.so.3 => /lib/libpcre.so.3 (0x00007f2b8c537000) libresolv.so.2 => /lib/libresolv.so.2 (0x00007f2b8c31f000) libselinux.so.1 => /lib/libselinux.so.1 (0x00007f2b8c101000) libpixman-1.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0 (0x00007f2b8bebc000) libdirectfb-1.2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libdirectfb-1.2.so.0 (0x00007f2b8bc30000) libfusion-1.2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libfusion-1.2.so.0 (0x00007f2b8ba26000) libdirect-1.2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libdirect-1.2.so.0 (0x00007f2b8b80b000) libpthread.so.0 => /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007f2b8b5ee000) libpng12.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 (0x00007f2b8b3c7000) libxcb-render-util.so.0 => /usr/lib/libxcb-render-util.so.0 (0x00007f2b8b1c3000) libxcb-render.so.0 => /usr/lib/libxcb-render.so.0 (0x00007f2b8afb9000) libxcb.so.1 => /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1 (0x00007f2b8ad9d000) /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x0000003d71200000) libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXau.so.6 (0x00007f2b8ab99000) libXdmcp.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6 (0x00007f2b8a993000) z...@mbeki:~$ ldd `which evince` linux-vdso.so.1 => (0x00007fff064b4000) libSM.so.6 => /usr/lib/libSM.so.6 (0x000000382a800000) libevdocument.so.1 => /usr/lib/libevdocument.so.1 (0x00000037f2000000) libevview.so.1 => /usr/lib/libevview.so.1 (0x00000037f5200000) liblaunchpad-integration.so.1 => /usr/lib/liblaunchpad-integration.so.1 (0x00000037f1c00000) libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f94fbd6e000) libatk-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0 (0x000000310c000000) libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 (0x00000037f3600000) libfreetype.so.6 => /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 (0x0000003d77200000) libfontconfig.so.1 => /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 (0x0000003d77600000) libgthread-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.so.0 (0x000000310a400000) librt.so.1 => /lib/librt.so.1 (0x0000003d73a00000) libdbus-glib-1.so.2 => /usr/lib/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 (0x000000310d400000) libdbus-1.so.3 => /lib/libdbus-1.so.3 (0x000000310d000000) libgnome-keyring.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0 (0x0000003111400000) libgconf-2.so.4 => /usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.4 (0x000000310dc00000) libz.so.1 => /lib/libz.so.1 (0x0000003d73600000) libpoppler-glib.so.4 => /usr/lib/libpoppler-glib.so.4 (0x00000037f5600000) libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f94fba98000) libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f94fb87b000) libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x0000003d73200000) libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 (0x00000037f3200000) libgio-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgio-2.0.so.0 (0x000000310ac00000) libpango-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0 (0x00000037f4600000) libcairo.so.2 => /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2 (0x00000037f4a00000) libgobject-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 (0x000000310a000000) libgmodule-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0 (0x000000310a800000) libglib-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 (0x0000003109c00000) libxml2.so.2 => /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2 (0x0000003d7f600000) libpthread.so.0 => /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x0000003d72e00000) libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x0000003d72600000) libICE.so.6 => /usr/lib/libICE.so.6 (0x0000003d7e600000) libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x0000003d74600000) libuuid.so.1 => /lib/libuuid.so.1 (0x000000382b000000) libXext.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXext.so.6 (0x0000003d75600000) libXrender.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1 (0x0000003d77a00000) libXinerama.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1 (0x0000003d79600000) libXi.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXi.so.6 (0x0000003d79200000) libXrandr.so.2 => /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2 (0x0000003d79a00000) libXcursor.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1 (0x0000003d78600000) libXcomposite.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXcomposite.so.1 (0x0000003d7be00000) libXdamage.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXdamage.so.1 (0x0000003d78a00000) libXfixes.so.3 => /usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3 (0x0000003d75e00000) libexpat.so.1 => /usr/lib/libexpat.so.1 (0x0000003d76a00000) libpcre.so.3 => /lib/libpcre.so.3 (0x0000003d74e00000) /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x0000003d71200000) libORBit-2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0 (0x000000310d800000) libpoppler.so.5 => /usr/lib/libpoppler.so.5 (0x00000037f2400000) libjpeg.so.62 => /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62 (0x0000003d81200000) liblcms.so.1 => /usr/lib/liblcms.so.1 (0x0000003d82200000) libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (0x000000393c000000) libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x000000393c400000) libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x0000003d72a00000) libresolv.so.2 => /lib/libresolv.so.2 (0x0000003d76600000) libselinux.so.1 => /lib/libselinux.so.1 (0x0000003d76200000) libpixman-1.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0 (0x0000003d7a200000) libdirectfb-1.2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libdirectfb-1.2.so.0 (0x00000037f2e00000) libfusion-1.2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libfusion-1.2.so.0 (0x00000037f3a00000) libdirect-1.2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libdirect-1.2.so.0 (0x00000037f4e00000) libpng12.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 (0x0000003d77e00000) libxcb-render-util.so.0 => /usr/lib/libxcb-render-util.so.0 (0x0000003d7b200000) libxcb-render.so.0 => /usr/lib/libxcb-render.so.0 (0x0000003d7d200000) libxcb.so.1 => /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1 (0x0000003d74a00000) libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXau.so.6 (0x0000003d73e00000) libXdmcp.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6 (0x0000003d74200000) z...@mbeki:~$ -- evince refuses to display pdfs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/387065 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs 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