Installed last night from for Windows 10, as that was recommended, and maybe even only available from there, opened individually, and from files fine.
Started my system today, can’t open the program at all, using an app shortcut, or a direct exe one as well; just keeps adding ‘dead’ processes in the background that I have to force quit.
Details don’t reveal much, but procexp shows it has a build time of “Sat Sep 16 00:03:13 2023.”
Store details shows version 23.08.1.
Exe 512kb.
Path C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\KDEe.V.Okular_23.801.1522.0_x64__7vt06qxq7ptv8\bin.
I noticed the security for that file or directory is users R&E with condition, but without, only R.
I haven’t enjoyed seems this UWP architecture, call it more secure, but also more difficult and arbitrary to administer, less capable as a typical user.
Based on this post, that seems old: https:// discuss.kde .org/t/okular-for-windows-in-microsoft-store/23505
I also find a lot of posts like these:
https:// discuss.kde .org/t/windows-10-okular-cant-open-files-in-new-tabs/6397
and a macOS similar one.
Okular open new files in tabs & switch to existing tab if file is already open (bugs) : r/kde: https:// www.reddit .com/r/kde/comments/mv026u/okular_open_new_files_in_tabs_switch_to_existing/
Limitation with opening tabs in Windows · Issue #353 · flathub/org.kde.okular: https:// github .com/flathub/org.kde.okular/issues/353
https:// bugs.kde .org/show_bug.cgi?id=407547
Was going to make a bug report modeled after the above one, but wasn’t sure.
https:// bugs.kde .org/enter_bug.cgi?product=okular
> dig (read);
read> binaryfactory.kde.org
; <<>> DiG 9.11.9 <<>> binaryfactory.kde.org
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 7219
;; flags: qr rd ra ad; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1
;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 512
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;binaryfactory.kde.org\032. IN A
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
. 600 IN SOA a.root-servers.net. nstld.verisign-grs.com. 2025031201 1800 900 604800 86400
;; Query time: 14 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Wed Mar 12 17:08:14 EDT 2025
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 126