gv software package provides PostScript and PDF viewer for X, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install gv
gv is installed in your system.
Make ensure the gv package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gv *
You will get with gv package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Text Processing |
| Package | gv |
| Version | 1:3.7.3-1 |
| Description | PostScript and PDF viewer for X |
| Sub Section | Text |