Thursday, October 8, 2015

[Ubuntu: Acrobat Reader] How to install Acrobat Reader on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

How to install Acrobat Reader on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  1. Download Adobe Reader (32-bit), from Adobe site:
  2. Open a command line, change to the directory containing .deb file.
  3. Install package, forcing to accept 32-bit version and any errors:
    sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb
    sudo apt-get -f install
    
  4. Add the missing 32-bit libraries: (skip this step for 32-bit)
    sudo apt-get install libxml2:i386 lib32stdc++6
    
  5. (OPTIONAL) Run for first time, to get icon in Unity menu bar.
    acroread <path>/<MyDocument>.pdf

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