Install Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 on Ubuntu 8.04
UPDATE: Install Adobe PDF Reader on Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala”
I figured it was time to update my previous posts on how to install Adobe Acrobat Reader for Ubuntu 8.04. It has become much simpler to install than it has been in the past, meaning it can be installed via a proper .deb package. It is not available in the main Ubuntu repositories, but it is available in Medibuntu.
Install Adobe Reader 8.1.2 on Ubuntu 8.04
All you’ll need to do in order to install Adobe Reader is add the Medibuntu repository. This can be done via:
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
Once that is done you’ll likely want to add the Medibuntu GPG key as well:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update
..and finally install Adobe Reader v8.1.2 (at the time of this writing) by using:
sudo apt-get install acroread
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The setup worked great and allowed me to get good copies of w-2 that didn’t display correctly in Document Viewer. Need to add that last step about right clicking on pdf file and choosing other and inputting /usr/bin/acroread so the app will be used with pdf files
The install worked flawlessly. All I did was follow your 3 simple steps at the beginning of this page and wait for Ubuntu to do the rest. Nice job.
Thanks!!!!!!!
Works fine !!!!
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nicely written and simple tutorial
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It works fine. thanks a lot.
These instructions worked fabulously!!! Thanks so much. I’ll be passing this info on to others.
Just want to say thank you
your procedure worked flawlessly for me too
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any idea how to down load for hte ubuntu 9.x?
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These instructions have been updated for Ubuntu 9.10. After Ubuntu 9.04 Medibuntu no longer hosts the acroread package. Please see Install Adobe PDF Reader on Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” for updated instructions.
Tried installing acroread on 8.04 64-bit and receive the following message:
“Package acroread is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package acroread has no installation candidate”
any suggestions?
thanks.
Thanks a lot. Your solution listed follow
worked very well.
The official Adobe Reader *.deb installation package can be downloaded directly from adobe.com @
http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/
In the ‘Select an Operating System’ drop down menu, select ‘Linux – x86 (.deb)’. You can also select the language of your choice here.
i really need t download adobe for some very important turn arounds in my ljfe.thank you so much.christie, KY
10x
easy and the point!
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Awesome. Worked like a charm. Thanks.