HOWTO:Acrobat Reader

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	== Adobe Acrobat Reader ==		== Adobe Acrobat Reader ==
−	go to:	+	Go to:
	http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html		http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html
−	select: x86.tar.gz file or the x86.tar.gz2	+	select: '''x86.tar.gz''' file or the '''x86.tar.gz2'''
−	(there does not appear to be 64 bit versions as at 05-06-2008)	+	(there does not appear to be 64 bit versions as of 05-06-2008), choose your language and save the file to a folder of your choice. (+- 47Mg).
−	save the file to your desktop (+- 47Mg)	+
−	To install Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 using a tarball installer	+	To install Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.3 using a tarball installer:
−	1. Open a terminal window.	+
−	2. Change directory (using the  cd command) to the directory that contains the tarball archive.	+
−	3. Run one of the following commands.	+
−	On Linux:	+	1.Browse to the directory where you have downloaded the file and choose "Open terminal" from the "Tools" menu of Konqueror(or just press F4). The console will open and automatically go into the directory.
−	<code>	+
−	tar -zxvf AdobeReader_enu-8.1.2-1.i486.tar.gz (for gzip installer)	+
−	tar -jxvf AdobeReader_enu-8.1.2-1.i486.tar.bz2 (for bzip2 installer)	+
−	</code>	+
−	Open a terminal	+	2. Run one of the following commands.
−	cd into 'AdobeReader' folder as	+
−	SU in a terminal type: ./INSTALL	+
−	this will install acrobatreader into /opt/ for you	+
−	Hope this helps - if there is a easier method please update this entry	+	'''tar -zxvf AdobeReader_enu-8.1.3-1.i486.tar.gz''' (for the gzip installer)
		+	'''tar -jxvf AdobeReader_enu-8.1.3-1.i486.tar.bz2''' (for the bzip2 installer)
		+
		+	Go to the '''AdobeReader''' folder and open terminal(press the F4 key or choose "Open terminal" from the "Tools" menu of Konqueror), type as root in a terminal:
		+	./INSTALL
		+	This will install acrobatreader into the /opt/ folder.

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Revision as of 11:50, 23 November 2008

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Go to:

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html

select: x86.tar.gz file or the x86.tar.gz2 (there does not appear to be 64 bit versions as of 05-06-2008), choose your language and save the file to a folder of your choice. (+- 47Mg).

To install Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.3 using a tarball installer:

1.Browse to the directory where you have downloaded the file and choose "Open terminal" from the "Tools" menu of Konqueror(or just press F4). The console will open and automatically go into the directory.

2. Run one of the following commands.

tar -zxvf AdobeReader_enu-8.1.3-1.i486.tar.gz (for the gzip installer) 
tar -jxvf AdobeReader_enu-8.1.3-1.i486.tar.bz2 (for the bzip2 installer)

Go to the AdobeReader folder and open terminal(press the F4 key or choose "Open terminal" from the "Tools" menu of Konqueror), type as root in a terminal:

./INSTALL

This will install acrobatreader into the /opt/ folder.