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| Adobe Acrobat Reader is contained in the multiverse repository for Warty Warthog (4.10), Hoary Hedgehog (5.04), and Breezy Badger (5.10). | Adobe Acrobat Reader is contained in the Multiverse repository for all versions of Ubuntu. (4.10 (Warty Warthog), 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog), and 5.10 (Breezy Badger)). |
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| Warty and Hoary contain version 5 and Breezy contains version 7 | Ubuntu 4.10 & 5.04 contain version 5 and 5.10 contains version 7. |
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| To install the stand-alone reader, enable multiverse (AddingRepositoriesHowto) and then install Acroread | To install the stand-alone reader, [:AddingRepositoriesHowto:enable Multiverse] and then install {{{acroread}}}. |
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| To install the plugin for Firefox or Mozilla, install acroread-plugin (Warty and Hoary) or mozilla-acroread (Breezy). | To install the plugin for Firefox or Mozilla, install {{{acroread-plugin}}} (4.10 & 5.04) or {{{mozilla-acroread}}} (5.10). |
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| Acrobat Reader 7 contains the ability for certain PDF files to inform a central database that they have been read. Further information can be found here: [http://lwn.net/Articles/129729/ LWN Article] | Acrobat Reader 7 contains the ability for certain PDF files to inform a central database that they have been read. Further information and suggested fixes can be found in [http://lwn.net/Articles/129729/ this LWN.net Article]. |
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| == Bug in standalone Acrobat reader (Hoary) == | == Bug in standalone Acrobat Reader in Ubuntu 4.05 (Hoary Hedgehog) == |
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| There seems to be a bug in at least the standalone acroread packages for Hoary; for a fix see HowToGetAdobeAcrobatReaderWorking or here: [http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1832.html] |
The 5.09 version of Adobe Acrobat Reader for GNU/Linux has a couple of errors in the installation package that prevent it from working. The fix is fairly simple, however. |
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| CategoryDocumentation CategoryCleanup | 1. The program looks for the script '''acroread''' (in directory /usr/lib/Acrobat5/bin). However the installation generated the file as called '''acroread.sh'''. So, first you must change its name: {{{ cd /usr/lib/Acrobat5/bin }}} and then {{{ mv acroread.sh acroread }}} 2. The script now called acroread is incomplete. Open it for editing and look for the line: {{{ install_dir=REPLACE_ME }}} and change it for: {{{ install_dir=/usr/lib/Acrobat5/Reader }}} Your copy of Acrobat Reader should now work. ''(This is based on the spanish version: HacerQueFuncioneAdobeAcrobatReader. Gracias!)'' ---- CategoryDocumentation |
Adobe Acrobat Reader is contained in the Multiverse repository for all versions of Ubuntu. (4.10 (Warty Warthog), 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog), and 5.10 (Breezy Badger)).
Ubuntu 4.10 & 5.04 contain version 5 and 5.10 contains version 7.
Installing
To install the stand-alone reader, [:AddingRepositoriesHowto:enable Multiverse] and then install acroread.
To install the plugin for Firefox or Mozilla, install acroread-plugin (4.10 & 5.04) or mozilla-acroread (5.10).
Security Alert for Acrobat Reader 7
Acrobat Reader 7 contains the ability for certain PDF files to inform a central database that they have been read. Further information and suggested fixes can be found in [http://lwn.net/Articles/129729/ this LWN.net Article].
Bug in standalone Acrobat Reader in Ubuntu 4.05 (Hoary Hedgehog)
The 5.09 version of Adobe Acrobat Reader for GNU/Linux has a couple of errors in the installation package that prevent it from working. The fix is fairly simple, however.
1. The program looks for the script acroread (in directory /usr/lib/Acrobat5/bin). However the installation generated the file as called acroread.sh. So, first you must change its name:
cd /usr/lib/Acrobat5/bin
and then
mv acroread.sh acroread
2. The script now called acroread is incomplete. Open it for editing and look for the line:
install_dir=REPLACE_ME
and change it for:
install_dir=/usr/lib/Acrobat5/Reader
Your copy of Acrobat Reader should now work.
(This is based on the spanish version: HacerQueFuncioneAdobeAcrobatReader. Gracias!)
AcrobatHowTo (last edited 2008-08-06 16:21:28 by localhost)