HOWTO:Acrobat Reader

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−	go to:	+	== Adobe Acrobat Reader ==
−	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 at 05-06-2008)	+
−	save the file to your desktop (+- 47Mg)	+
		+	Go to: ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/9.x/
−	To install adobe Reader 8.1.2 using a tarball installer	+	Select newest directory > enu (or other language) > download the .bin version (at this moment) AdbeRdr9.3.3-1_i486linux_enu.bin
−	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:	+
−	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)	+
−	Open a terminal	+	To install Adobe Acrobat Reader .bin:
−	cd into 'AdobeReader' folder	+	:# Browse in Dolphin to the directory where you have downloaded the file and make the .bin file executable with right-click > Properties > Permissions > mark at 'Is executable' >OK
−	as SU in a terminal type: ./INSTALL	+	:# Open a terminal with F4 and start the installer with:
−	this will install acrobatreader into /opt/ for you	+	sudo ./AdbeRdr9.3.3-1_i486linux_enu.bin
−	Hope this helps	+	Result:
		+	sudo ./AdbeRdr9.3.3-1_i486linux_enu.bin
		+	Password:
		+
		+	Extracting files, please wait. (This may take a while depending on the configuration of your machine)
		+
		+	This installation requires 145 MB of free disk space.
		+
		+	Enter installation directory for Adobe Reader 9.3.3 [/opt]
		+	/opt
		+
		+	Installing platform independent files ... Done
		+	Installing platform dependent files ... Done
		+	Setting up libraries ... Done
		+	Setting up desktop and menu icons ... Done
		+	Setting up the browser plugin ... Done
−	if there is a easier method please update this entry	+	This will install acrobatreader into the directory /opt.
		+
		+	The menu entry is (after a new start of the computer) in Menu >  Office.
		+
		+	[[tr:NASIL:Acrobat Reader kurulumu]]

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Latest revision as of 20:34, 13 August 2010

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Go to: ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/9.x/

Select newest directory > enu (or other language) > download the .bin version (at this moment) AdbeRdr9.3.3-1_i486linux_enu.bin

To install Adobe Acrobat Reader .bin:

1. Browse in Dolphin to the directory where you have downloaded the file and make the .bin file executable with right-click > Properties > Permissions > mark at 'Is executable' >OK
2. Open a terminal with F4 and start the installer with:

sudo ./AdbeRdr9.3.3-1_i486linux_enu.bin

Result:

sudo ./AdbeRdr9.3.3-1_i486linux_enu.bin 
Password: 

Extracting files, please wait. (This may take a while depending on the configuration of your machine)

This installation requires 145 MB of free disk space.

Enter installation directory for Adobe Reader 9.3.3 [/opt]  
/opt

Installing platform independent files ... Done
Installing platform dependent files ... Done
Setting up libraries ... Done
Setting up desktop and menu icons ... Done
Setting up the browser plugin ... Done

This will install acrobatreader into the directory /opt.

The menu entry is (after a new start of the computer) in Menu > Office.