I was able to resolve the issue with searching a PDF in Evince on Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 by following these steps.
1. Launch "Software & Updates". 2. Select "Developer Options" tab. 3. Uncheck "Pre-released updates (xenial-proposed) 4. Follow these instructions: http://www.webupd8.org/2013/11/how-to-downgrade-proposed-repository.html 5. Reboot, searching works in PDFs using Evince. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1588197 Title: Can't type anything in search box To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/1588197/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
