How to Install Adobe Acrobat in Ubuntu 16.04?

Question

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

  sudo apt-get install libxml2:i386 
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get upgrade 
  apt-cache search adobereader-enu
  

  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

Answer 1

I followed the tips below on Kubuntu 16.04 64 bit:

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ precise partner"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install adobereader-enu

After properly installed Adobe Reader, don’t forget to remove the Canonical Partners repository for Precise:

sudo add-apt-repository -r "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ precise partner"
sudo apt update

Answer 2

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

and install it by opening that file.

If you get an error about adobereader-enu:i386, run:

sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-0
sudo apt-get -f install

Then install the .deb file again and you should be sorted.

Answer 3

Installing Dependencies for adobe reader

sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-murrine:i386 libcanberra-gtk-module:i386 libatk-adaptor:i386 libgail-common:i386

Install Adobe Reader using the following commands

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ precise partner" 
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install adobereader-enu

  After installing you have to Remove precise repository using the following commands

sudo add-apt-repository -r "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ precise partner" 
sudo apt-get update

For Configuration I Wrote a breif article Installing Adobe Reader in Ubuntu 16.04/16.06

Answer 4

For Adobe Reader 9.5.5 (running natively without Wine)

Don'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).

For Adobe Reader DC 1501020056 (running with Wine 1.9)

1. Install PlayOnLinux
2. Load PlayOnLinux
3. Click 'Install' (in the toolbar)
4. Type 'Adobe Acrobat Reader DC' in the search bar
5. Click 'Adobe Acrobat Reader DC'
6. Click 'Install' (bottom-right)
7. Follow the install screens
8. Once installed, click 'Adobe Acrobat Reader DC'
9. Click 'Run' (in the toolbar)

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. Unfortunately not even this version is completely up to date (there's probably unpatched security vulnerabilities in that version also and Wine is also out-of-date here, though that doesn't matter as much). To install the latest version of Reader, DC or non-DC, you'll need to do so manually using PlayOnLinux. I might write instructions for this or write a POL script to do this at a later date.

Answer 5

I found that:

sudo apt install adoberead-enu

...throws an error to the effect that it could not find the package adoberead-enu. However when I did:

sudo apt install adoberead-bin:i386

...it worked, and the result seems to be a working Adobe Reader.

I am using Ubuntu 16.04.

Answer 6

Yes there is, but the support has been dropped. Check this out and follow instructions to install:

1. Open up terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. When it opens, paste the command below and hit enter to add the repository:

   sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ precise partner"
   

   Type in your user password when it asks. Note that there’s no visual feed back when you typing a password.

2. After you added the repository, update package lists and install the acroread package by running below commands one by one:

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install acroread
   

   Once installed, you should be able to open it from Unity dash or Application menu.

3. After properly installed Adobe Reader, don’t forget to remove the Canonical Partners repository for Precise:

   sudo add-apt-repository -r "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ precise partner"
   sudo apt-get update
   

4. How to Set Adobe Reader as default PDF reader:

Run command below in terminal to edit the config file:

    sudo gedit /etc/gnome/defaults.list

When the file opens, do:

Find out and change the line

application/pdf=evince.desktop

into:

application/pdf=acroread.desktop

Add below line into the end:

application/fdf=acroread.desktop
application/xdp=acroread.desktop
application/xfdf=acroread.desktop
application/pdx=acroread.desktop

Finally save the file and restart nautilus (run command nautilus -q in terminal) to apply changes.