How to install Adobe Reader in Linux

　

PDF is one of the most popular file formats on the Internet, but some PDF file reading software in Linux is not very complete. Adobe provides official PDF reading software, the interface and usage are very similar to those in windows, so we provide the installation method. To make it available to all users on the machine, we install it as a root. The installation path is: /usr/local/

1, go to Adobe Company homepage http://www.adobe.com click the Get Adobe Reader icon on the left of the page to download Adobe Reader software

2. display in the center of the page:

Step 1 of 2

Choose your language, platform, and connection speed. Your selection will determine the version of software that you will download.

Language Platform connection speed

English Linux broadband

If you select Chinese (simplified), the following screen is displayed:

Step 2 of 2

Based on your language and/or platform selections, Adobe Reader is unavailable.

Therefore, we chose English Linux broadband.

The following figure is displayed:

Step 2 fo 2

You will download the most current version of the Adobe Reader that is available for your language and/or platform selection.

This version may not include all of the features and capabilities available in Adobe Reader 6.0.

Download file size: 8.9 MB

Download file: Acrobat Reader 5.0.9

Click the red Download button.

3, the download Task Manager appears, we save under/tmp/Adobe, the file name is: linux-509.tar.gz

4. After downloading, run the tar command to unpackage:

Tar-xvzf linux-509.tar.gz

Directly decompress these files in the local directory: Common. Tar install licread. txt linuxrdr. Tar manifest readme

5. Run the installation command

./Install

Image:

Adobe Systems inconfigurated

End User License Agreement

....................................

Very long. Press space or press enter to flip down the page. You can see it at the bottom.

To accept the terms and conditions of this agreement enter "accept"

To decline the terms and conditions of this agreement enter "decline"

Please type "accept" to accept the terms and conditions License Agreement; Type "decline" to exit.

Enter accept and press enter as prompted.

This installation requires 25 MB of free disk space.

Enter installation directory for Acrobat 5.0.9 [/usr/local/savebat5]

Press enter as prompted.

Directory "/usr/local/savebat5" does not exist.

Do you want to create it now? [Y]

Enter y as prompted.

Installing platform independent files... Done

Installing platform dependent files... Done

6. installation is complete.

7. Is running/usr/local/mongobat5/bin/mongoread a graphical interface? However, click accept Cancel to agree to the most common User License Agreement? You can browse PDF files. Is it similar to windows?

8. If your system has been installed with Chinese support, you can use Chinese now. If you have not installed it, continue with the following steps.

9, install Asian language kit download from http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/cjkfontpack.html, the page automatically jumps to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrasianfontpack.html

10. The page has the following options. The first option is selected:

Which font pack do you need?

Version: Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.x Adobe Reader 6.0

Language: Chinese Simplified Chinese traditional Japanese Korean

Platform: Unix windows

Click the Download button to download the file. Download and manage it to automatically open and save the chsfont.tar.gz file.

11. Run the tar command to unpackage:

Tar-xvzf chsfont.tar.gz

Automatically create a directory chskit

CD chskit

The file is instlang langchs. Tar langcom. Tar licfont. txt.

12. Run the installation command:

./Instlang

Screen Display:

Welcome to the Asian language kit installation

This installation will not work if you do not have the Unix Acrobat Reader 5.0 or a higher version installed prior to this installation.

If you do not have Acrobat Reader 5.0 or a higher version already installed on your system, please do so before installing this Asian language kit.

Continue installation? [Y]

Enter y as prompted.

To accept the terms and conditions of this agreement enter "accept"

To decline the terms and conditions of this agreement enter "decline"

Please type "accept" to accept the terms and conditions License Agreement; Type "decline" to exit.

Enter accept and press enter as prompted.

Enter the location where you installed the Acrobat Reader [/usr/local/batch bat5]

Press enter as prompted.

Installing...

Installing common resources... Done

Installing Simplified Chinese language resources... Done

Installation completed.

13. Now, the support for simplified Chinese has been installed, and the display effect is very good.

14. Appendix:

A. The disadvantage is: no search function is available so far, but it is very good for other PDF readers.

B. It is also very easy to uninstall. Simply delete the installed directory.

15. It's over.