AcrobatHowTo
Adobe Acrobat Reader is contained in the Multiverse repository for all versions of 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog) and 5.10 (Breezy Badger)).
Ubuntu 5.04 contains 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 5.04 (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.