If it helps, I'm attaching the result of starting evince with Geis debugging enabled on precise over RealVNC.
$ echo $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-PF6Hw1bX2X,guid=152cbe68c696d8366474511f00208d95 $ GEIS_DEBUG=10 evince &> geis-debug-evince.log ** Attachment added: "geis-debug-evince.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/997630/+attachment/3168096/+files/geis-debug-evince.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/997630 Title: evince and eog broken on remote sessions (X, NX, x2go and VNC) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/utouch-geis/+bug/997630/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs