Install Adobe PDF Reader with Plug-in for Mozilla Firefox in ubuntu

Adobe Acrobat was the first software to support Adobe Systems’ Portable Document Format (PDF). It is a family of software, some commercial and some free of charge. The Adobe Acrobat Reader program (now just called Adobe Reader) is available as a no-charge download from Adobe’s web site, and allows the viewing and printing of PDF files. It is a major component of the Adobe Engagement Platform, and is widely used as a way to present information with a fixed layout similar to a paper publication.


Several other PDF-editing programs allow some minimal editing and adding of features to documents, and come with other

modules including a printer driver to create PDF files.



Install acrobat reader with firefox plugin in Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install acroread mozilla-acroread acroread-plugins

This will complete the installation

If you want top open acrobat reader go to Applications -> Office -> Adobe Reader

Once it opens you should see the following screen

Adobe Reader support with SCIM


Note: If you have added additional language support (SCIM) you will have trouble with running Adobe Reader 7.0. There is a fix for this outlined below:

sudo gedit /usr/bin/acroread

Within that file change:

#!/bin/sh

#

to:

#!/bin/sh

#

GTK_IM_MODULE=xim


Save the file.

At this point Adobe Reader should work alongside additional language support (SCIM).


How to associate Adobe Reader for .pdf files in Ubuntu

This will explain how to set Adobe Reader as the default program for .pdf files on your Ubuntu system.

Right-click on any .pdf file Select “Properties”

Once it opens you need to select “Open With” Select Adobe Reader

This should now associate all .pdf files with Adobe Reader on your Ubuntu system.

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