[Slackbuilds-users] Repair a corrupted .pdf

[Didier Spaier]

The command /usr/bin/mutool is included in a mupdf package built from the
SlakBuild @ SBo.

On 10/9/24 17:34, Rich Shepard wrote:
> I have a .pdf file 2,981,542 bytes in size created in 2012 that will not
> open using mupdf or xpdf:
> $ xpdf exploration-summary-rpt.pdf Syntax Error: Couldn't read xref table
> Syntax Warning: PDF file is damaged - attempting to reconstruct xref table...
> Syntax Error: Couldn't find trailer dictionary
> Syntax Error: Couldn't read xref table
> 
> A web search found mutool but it's not in the SBo repo. It's available on
> Arch. Are there other options for repaing the file or other options for
> building it for use on Slackware?
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Rich