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.
On Ubuntu Desktop or Laptops machine, we need to read PDF files. Although we have one application for reading PDF files. But still Adobe Reader is best PDF files reader world wide. Below instruction would guide how to install Adobe Reader in Ubuntu 16.04
Open a terminal and paste below command and hit enter. This will add repository.
Remove sudo in case already working as root user.
Also, remove the precise repository using the below commands
If you like to set Adobe Reader as default PDF Reader, edit file “/etc/gnome/defaults.list”.
Change below line.
Into
Add these lines in the end of file.
Now Just run acroread command on terminal to launch Adobe Reader.
Click on Accept.
I know the thread How do I install Adobe Acrobat Reader deb package downloaded from Adobe website? However, there is no Linux anymore in the installation site here. Unsuccessful attempts
I do DriraWassim's proposal which does not add anything to apt-get
and does not show the installed .deb package in the path/search
I download the newest .deb package here and run it. I cannot find the application anywhere in the system. It is not in the path and not in Ubuntu's search. How can you start it?
System: Ubuntu 16.04, 64 bit
Hardware: Macbook Air 2013-mid
Linux kernel: 4.6
I followed the tips below on Kubuntu 16.04 64 bit:
After properly installed Adobe Reader, don’t forget to remove the Canonical Partners repository for Precise:
Ads20000Don't add the Ubuntu 12.04 Partner repository, you're not really supposed to add repositories from previous Ubuntu versions! Get the Deb from here (source - it's also linked in the question), no it won't be automatically updated but since it's no longer supported (and Ubuntu can't patch security vulnerabilities for it in Ubuntu 12.04 anyway because it's proprietary) that doesn't matter. There's less of a chance you'll ruin your system if you get it this way.
If you can't find/run Adobe Reader, you will need to run sudo apt -f install
to resolve dependencies. If it still doesn't work, try sudo apt install libxml2:i386
.
This is, of course, a very outdated version of Adobe Reader, but this is not Ubuntu's fault, Adobe haven't updated the Linux client of Adobe Reader. You can, however, get a newer version using the process below (this installs a Windows version of Adobe Reader on Ubuntu).
sudo apt install wine:i386
, press Enter , type your password, Enter , then type Y
(when prompted), and Enter lsb_release -a
into Terminal and press Enter, look at the text next to codename
), select the first line to be put into Terminal, press Ctrl + C then switch back to the Terminal, press Ctrl + Shift + V and press Enter. Follow the prompts in Terminal, do that for each of the four lines for your Ubuntu version.PlayOnLinux
, press Enter)You'll need to open PlayOnLinux to run Adobe Reader DC each time (note that you can have this installed alongside Adobe Reader 9.5.5). You can drag the desktop file into the Launcher to get a button there, you can also add an icon for it in the Ubuntu Dash using alacarte
('Main Menu'). I might add instructions for that later (seems unlikely given that I wrote that over two years ago!).
Yes there is, but the support has been dropped. Check this out and follow instructions to install:
Open up terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. When it opens, paste the command below and hit enter to add the repository:
Type in your user password when it asks. Note that there’s no visual feed back when you typing a password.
After you added the repository, update package lists and install the acroread package by running below commands one by one:
Once installed, you should be able to open it from Unity dash or Application menu.
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After properly installed Adobe Reader, don’t forget to remove the Canonical Partners repository for Precise:
How to Set Adobe Reader as default PDF reader:
Run command below in terminal to edit the config file:
When the file opens, do:
Find out and change the line
into:
Add below line into the end:
Finally save the file and restart nautilus (run command nautilus -q in terminal) to apply changes.
terdon♦You should just be able to download the .deb from here: ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/9.x/9.5.5/enu/AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb
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and install it by opening that file. Try installing through the terminal to see any errors if it is not working through the software manager GUI: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/159103/173836
I typically open files with Acrobat by using the terminal and the acroread filename.pdf
command. It took a while to open the first time I ran it.
When I most recently installed it on Ubuntu 16.04, I got a few errors:
libxml2.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
and
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module 'canberra-gtk-module'
I fixed these with
sudo apt-get install libxml2:i386 libstdc++6:i386
(from here)
and
sudo apt-get install libcanberra-gtk-module:i386
(from here)
Apparently there can be another error related to adobereader-enu:i386
; run:
Then install the .deb file again and you should be sorted.
Installing Dependencies for adobe reader
Install Adobe Reader using the following commands
After installing you have to Remove precise repository using the following commands
For Configuration I Wrote a breif article Installing Adobe Reader in Ubuntu 16.04/16.06
You can still use its latest version 'Adobe Acrobat Reader DC' along with wine although Adobe discontinued their PDF reader software for Linux several years ago. It works perfect for me.
First install wine
and winetricks
Prepare wine to receive Acrobat Reader DC installation:
Download the latest version of Adobe Reader for Windows 10 from official site http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/otherversions/
A file with extension exe will be downloaded. (AcroRdrDC1801120040_en_US.exe
)Now install that exe file in wine:
(Use the same name as that of downloaded exe file)
Click Install
button.
Wait until the setup is completed and click on Finish
.
Now search for Acrobat Reader in applications menu and open it.
Select Always open with Protected Mode Disabled
. (Adobe Reader DC runs in protected mode by default to provide an added layer of security)
Accept Licence.
Now you can open your files using Acrobat Reader DC even on Ubuntu.
I found that:
..throws an error to the effect that it could not find the packageadoberead-enu. However when I did:
..it worked, and the result seems to be a working Adobe Reader.
I am using Ubuntu 16.04.
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