HOWTO:Acrobat Reader
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| + | == Adobe Acrobat Reader == | ||
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go to: | go to: | ||
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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 (there does not appear to be 64 bit versions as at 05-06-2008) | + | |
| + | 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) | save the file to your desktop (+- 47Mg) | ||
| + | To install Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 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. | ||
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On Linux: | On Linux: | ||
| + | <code> | ||
tar -zxvf AdobeReader_enu-8.1.2-1.i486.tar.gz (for gzip installer) | 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) | tar -jxvf AdobeReader_enu-8.1.2-1.i486.tar.bz2 (for bzip2 installer) | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| − | Open a terminal | + | Open a terminal |
| − | cd into 'AdobeReader' folder | + | cd into 'AdobeReader' folder as |
| − | as SU in a terminal type: ./INSTALL | + | SU in a terminal type: ./INSTALL |
this will install acrobatreader into /opt/ for you | this will install acrobatreader into /opt/ for you | ||
| − | Hope this helps | + | Hope this helps - if there is a easier method please update this entry |
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| − | if there is a easier method please update this entry | + | |
Revision as of 10:37, 10 June 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 at 05-06-2008) save the file to your desktop (+- 47Mg)
To install Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 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:
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
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
