Adobe Reader For Ubuntu Linux Software Foxit Reader for Desktop Linux v.V1.120090810 Foxit Reader is a free PDF document viewer for the Linux platform, with a new streamlined interface, user-customized toolbar, incredibly small size, breezing-fast launch speed and rich features. Adobe Reader is also available for Linux Mint (Ubuntu-based distro). Note: Adobe discontinued the development of Adobe Reader for Linux platform a long time ago. The latest Adobe Reader available for Linux systems is v9.5.5 while the current latest version is v11.0.23.
Adobe Acrobat is a family of application software and Web services developed by Adobe Systems to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install Adobe Reader in Ubuntu 16.04. Preparing your system. Open the terminal and run the following command. Adobe Reader is the most popular and the default app that lets you read PDF files easily. As of right now, Ubuntu 14.04 doesn’t come pre-installed with Adobe Reader but the kind staff at Adobe have at least released the official.deb package for debian which you can now use for your Ubuntu OS. Jul 06, 2014 Adobe Reader is the most popular and the default app that lets you read PDF files easily. As of right now, Ubuntu 14.04 doesn’t come pre-installed with Adobe Reader but the kind staff at Adobe have at least released the official.deb package for debian which you can now use for your Ubuntu OS. Download Acrobat Reader DC Acrobat Reader DC is a continues release so use your browser to head over to the official Adobe download site and download the latest Windows 10 version. For a reference purposes the below direct link has been used to download the current Adobe Reader DC version at the time of writing.
The Adobe Reader is widely used in Windows operating system to read the PDF documents. But in Linux, there are several open-source PDF document readers like Evince or Okular, which are more faster and lightweight. Though there is a Linux version of Adobe Reader, you might find it as extremely slower than the open source alternatives (alternatives of Adobe Reader). Then why would someone need to install the Adobe Reader in Linux?
Well, the only need of Adobe Reader in Linux would be experienced when you try to open an Adobe-certified PDF file. Adobe started the Certified Document Service Program (CDS) back in 2005 where they offer to provide authenticated PDF document through the service. Such documents can only be opened through the Adobe Reader.
If you try to open any such secured PDF document through the open source programs in Linux, you will be prompted for the password.
At this point, you really feel the need of Adobe Reader, distributed as acroread in Linux.
Installing Adobe Reader on Linux
There are different commands for different Linux distributions to install the Adobe Reader i.e acroread.
How to Install Adobe Reader on Ubuntu
Run the followings at Ubuntu (except Ubuntu 13.10) terminal to install acroread on it.
How to install acroread on Ubuntu 13.10 and other Linux distributions
The above commands do not work with other Linux distributions like Debian, CentOS, RedHat, Fedora or RHEL, because the ‘Canonical Partners’ repository is not updated with them. The same thing is true for Ubuntu 13.10. To install Adobe Reader in such Linux distributions, follow these steps.
Go to this page http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/ and download the .deb package.
Now run one of the following commands according to the Linux distro.
For Ubuntu 13.10:
This command may or may not get success due to some broken dependencies. The above attempt may end up with the following error:
In such a case, run the following command which will automatically fix the broken dependencies.
For Debian:
The Debian users can run the following command to install the Adobe Reader.
For CentOS, Fedora or RHEL:
To install it on CentOS, Fedora or RHEL, go to http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/, download the .rpm package instead of the .deb package and run the following command from the terminal.
Please note that both the .deb and .rpm packages are only for 32-bit operating systems. If you’re running 64-bit Linux on your computer, you will have to install the necessary 32-bit libraries manually. To do this in 64-bit version of Ubuntu 13.10, run the following command:
Here are the system requirements to install Adobe Reader in Linux (http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/tech-specs.html):
- 32-bit Intel Pentium® processor or equivalent
- Red Hat® Linux® WS 5, SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10 with Service Pack 2, or Ubuntu 7.10; GNOME or KDE Desktop Environment
- Minimum 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
- Minimum 150MB of available hard-disk space (additional 75MB required for all supported font packs)
- GTK+ (GIMP Toolkit) user interface library, version 2.6 or later
- Firefox 2.x or 3.0
- OpenLDAP and CUPS libraries
Once the acroread is installed on your Linux operating system, you can launch the application with the following command:
Let us know if you face any problem when installing Adobe Reader at your Linux distribution.
PDF files are one of the most widespread documents all over the internet. Thanks to the numerous features of PDF, almost every single computer user in the world is enjoying the benefits. Even enterprises and businesses use PDF as the default file format for important documents!
PDF stands for Portable Document Format. Because of its popularity, it became an open standard that’s maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Just like any other documents, PDFs can include images, buttons, links, audio, video, and others. Moreover, it can be digitally signed for authenticity. In addition, PDF files can have password locking!
Now, let’s say you have a PDF file. How to read it? There are plenty of ways of accessing the contents of a PDF file. The most convenient way of doing so is having a dedicated PDF reader. As the headline suggests, today, we’ll be completely focusing on Adobe Reader – the ultimate PDF reader from Adobe.
Yes, there are numerous PDF readers in the wild. For example, even all modern day browsers can access PDF files. So then, why should we go with Adobe Reader?
There are numerous reasons why Adobe Reader is a better choice. First of all, it’s a dedicated PDF reader unlike the built-in readers that come with the web browser. This offers more flexibility in reading the PDF documents while rendering all the PDF features accurately. Even office applications like MS Word or LibreOffice Writer aren’t as reliable as a PDF reader.
Next up, the interface. Adobe Reader had a bad reputation in the community for a bad interface. I also didn’t like the previous ones as well. However, over time, the redesign and continuous improvement made the interface cleaner and leaner. Now, the only buttons to distract you are the must-have options like zoom, page selection, and a couple of others.
Again, Adobe is actually the inventor of PDF. In 1991, Dr. John Warnock, the co-founder of Adobe, launched the project for paper-to-digital conversion named “The Camelot Project”. The goal was to capture a document, send an electronic version to anywhere and get the same output by printing. In 1992, the project successfully created the PDF format. For electronic document, this was a major breakthrough.
Don’t forget to check out other great PDF readers for Linux!
Adobe Reader for Linux
Because of the immense popularity of PDF, there had to be PDF readers for all the popular platforms, especially Linux. That’s why you’ll find out plenty of PDF readers for all the popular Linux distros, especially for the Ubuntu and Ubuntu-based ones. Adobe Reader is also available for Linux Mint (Ubuntu-based distro).
Note: Adobe discontinued the development of Adobe Reader for Linux platform a long time ago. The latest Adobe Reader available for Linux systems is v9.5.5 while the current latest version is v11.0.23. For enjoying v11.x, we have to follow a trickier path.
Installing Adobe Reader
Audio book emotional intelligence. There are 2 ways this process can be performed.
The official DEB package
The outdated version of Adobe Reader also has a dedicated DEB package.
Run the following command for grabbing the latest DEB package.
wget http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/9.x/9.5.5/enu/
AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb
AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb
Once the download is complete, run the following command for installing the DEB package.
sudo apt install ./AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb
Note: As you may already have guessed, it’s just the 32-bit binary; no 64-bit version. That’s why the dependencies list is so big.
Don’t forget to install the following dependencies as well. Otherwise, the app won’t even start.
Through Wine
It would be nice if Adobe didn’t discontinue support for Linux. Maybe Adobe didn’t find any business value in that approach. Anyway, that’s not going to stop us from enjoying the latest Adobe Reader! For getting the latest version, we’ll grab the Windows version. By far, it’s the best method for enjoying Adobe Reader.
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At first, install PlayOnLinux. I’m running the current latest version Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa (based on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver), so we have to follow the steps for Bionic.
At first, add the GPG key for PlayOnLinux.
wget-q'http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg'-O-|sudoapt-key add -
Now, add the repository information for APT.
sudowget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_bionic.list -O/etc/apt/
sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
Finally, update the APT cache and install PlayOnLinux.
Fire up PlayOnLinux.
Click on “Install a program”.
Search for “adobe acrobat reader dc” (without quotes).
Click “Install”.
The installation wizard will start. Click “Next”.
Again, click “Next”.
The PlayOnLinux installation wizard will pop up. Click “Next”.
Now, if you already have the setup file, then you can choose the file to run the installation.
You can get the latest offline installer of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC here.
Then, you’ll be able to select the installer from PlayOnLinux.
At this point, PlayOnLinux will download and install Wine. Be patient while the download completes.
Click “Install” when Wine Mono installation is prompted.
Now, it’s time to install Gecko. Click “Install”.
WOW! I didn’t know that PlayOnLinux had to download Windows XP! Interesting, right?
Let the Adobe Reader installer do the installation.
Voila! Installation FINALLY complete!
Using Adobe Reader
Depending on which method you went through to install Adobe Reader, you’ll have to access it differently.
Note: Both Adobe Reader (Linux native and Windows) can exist on the same machine and they won’t conflict with each other.
Native Adobe Reader (old version)
Search for Adobe Reader in the menu.
Accept the license agreement.
Voila! Adobe Reader is ready! But alas, it’s a relic of 2013.
New Adobe Reader (PlayOnLinux + Wine)
Uninstall Adobe Reader Ubuntu
This one is a little tricky to launch. You can either use the desktop shortcut or go through PlayOnLinux.
Voila! The latest version of Adobe Reader!
Final thoughts
Adobe Reader Linux
Adobe Reader is one of the top-notch PDF readers for your PDF documents. It’s nice to have this phenomenal piece of software at your side, right?