I have installed Foxit Reader via foxit link on the web, but it seems the installation is faulty. Each time I try to use foxit, it shows ".../opt/foxitsoftware/foxitreader/configtoolbar.xml fail!" and the toolbal display of foxit reader is corrupted. I want to remove foxit via software center, but did not work, try to reinstall foxit, it hangs there forever. Anyone knows how to fix this? I would like to remove it and reinstall a clean copy.
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Same problem here. How to uninstall foxit is all over the place. I tried `sudo ./maintenancetool.sh` with the feedback `./maintenancetool.sh: 40: /home/mila/opt/foxitsoftware/foxitreader/./maintenancetool: not found` and `sudo ./Uninstall.desktop` with a bunch of errors that do not fit here. – Yahalnaut Nov 20 '20 at 18:47
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I have found the solution. It seems that the application try to write on the configtoolbar.xml file, but doesn't have write permission. Just go to the file location, run
sudo chmod 666 configtoolbar.xml
and restart Foxit-Reader, then the error message will be gone, and the toolbar display will no longer be corrupted.
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About installation:
You should install Foxit Reader as regular user, not root. Then no configtoolbar.xml problem.
About uninstallation:
You can enter the foxitreader directory and execute the bash script maintenancetool.sh. If you install it as root, the default directory is /opt/foxitsoftware/foxitreader.
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