Questions tagged [adobe-reader]
PDF file viewer that can open and interact with all PDF documents
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Adobe Reader DC fails to write PDF even though real printer installed
When I try to print a file from Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, I get this error message:
Before you can perform print-related tasks such as page setup or printing a document, you need to install a printer.
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Putting Digital Signature on PDF in Ubuntu 20.04
Adobe Acrobat DC on windows support this feature.
While snap package adobe acrobat is partially functional on linux, as it logs incompatibility message.
So actually I am looking for signing my offer ...
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Printing Comments with PDF
Is there a way to print the comments that are associated with a pdf on the linux version of Adobe Acrobat 9? Both acroread and evince display the comments just fine, however the linux version of the ...
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Missing fonts in Acrobat reader in wine
I have managed to install Adobe Acrobat Reader (the only "free" PDF editor I could find) in wine. This is working, but a lot of texts are not being rendered.
I have run the following to install it (...
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PDF/eBook reader with horizontal scrolling feature instead of vertical
So far all the readers I experienced scroll pages vertically, while fitting horizontally A4 pages' width.
Are there softwares out there able to:
"swipe left" pages
fit vertically both A4 ...
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Remove Adobe protection from PDF
When I open a PDF it prompts for a username and password. If I open it with any other program than Adobe it says only Adobe can open this PDF. I am not a fan of being limited to Adobe and we have ...
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Firefox does not show option for a pdf reader
When I open a pdf online from firefox, it always use a "pdf arranger" reader despite I have set a different reader (first the document viewer then the acrobat reader). In the setting --> ...
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Adobe Reader problem in running: internal error
I just have installed adobe reader using apt-get install acroread. but it does not run, and shows this message: An Internal Error Occured
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Fonts not displayed properly in Adobe Acrobat in Ubuntu
While opening PDF in Adobe Acrobat in Ubuntu, the fonts are misrepresented as follows. I tried to fix this by checking the option "Use local fonts" but it did not help.
The document reading ...
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Install the latest version of the Adobe Reader in Ubuntu or wine
In Ubuntu, I want to open a PDF document generated for Adobe Reader 10. Apparently the latest version which I can install is Adobe Reader 9.5.5. Is there a way to install version 10?
I installed Wine,...
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How to "reply to comments" on a PDF?
I'm working on a permit application for some project, and the city has sent me a PDF and asked me to reply to the comments.
I don't seem to find any comments or "reply" buttons anywhere, ...
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Adobe Reader 9 and Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Wine)
I installed Adobe Reader in Ubuntu 21.04 because it is required for sign-in documents authenticated, e,e E adhar, etc. Recently I upgraded Ubuntu from 21.04 to 21.10, and I observed that Adobe Reader ...
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Missing fonts in sticky notes of Adobe Reader in Wine
I have been using Adobe Reader XI with Wine (Playonlinux) without much problems. But serious problems arise when I use comment tools such as sticky notes. Please see the image for an example. There ...
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How to check if PDF document has been signed (probably with Adobe)?
I'm on Xubuntu 18.04.4 LTS. I received a document, then forwarded it to other people who should be able to modify it. However digital signatures might prevent that.
How do I check if Adobe was used to ...
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Adobe reader on wine not rendering text entry boxes
I have just installed adobe acrobat reader latest version using wine and I noticed that there are no text entry fields anywhere. Originally, the text labels were not visible as well but I managed to ...
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Cannot find Highlight tool in Adobe Reader or Okular [closed]
I use Elementary OS Luna 64 bit. I'm trying to get the PDF annotating tools for highlighting text on PDF documents. I tried Adobe Reader and Okular. But both haven't that feature on my PC. But when I ...
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Why i cannot comment with my Acrobat reader 9.5.1?
I downloaded Adobe acrobat 9.5.1 reader software package from Adobe's site. The .deb extension. But i cannot see the comment menu under the tools, in any pdf file that i am trying to comment
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Pdf Reader on Ubuntu 20.04 which has capability of choosing text and bacground color
I used to read a lot of pdf books. So I used adobe reader on windows with gray background and black text color which I feel comforting for the eyes. I have tried different pdf readers which have corol ...
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how to open PDF file at specific page in the terminal?
I am trying to open a .pdf file with FoxitReader from the terminal.
The following works on the terminal:
/opt/foxitsoftware/foxitreader/FoxitReader "Document.pdf"
But this doesn't:
/opt/...
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How to get espeak working?
I'm trying read it loud feature of acrobat, so need a text synthesizer, I've installed espeak and libgnome-speech libraries (it didn't work for acrobat right out of the box) so when I started espeak-...
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Cannot add additional toolbar buttons in Acrobat reader
I cannot add additional toolbar buttons in Acrobat reader, it says "only available when document rights are enabled" (see the screen-shot bellow). I cannot highlight texts in pdf documents.
I have ...
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Adobe Acrobat Reader after installation shows, "After installing this snap it is recommend to disconnect network interface"
When I run Adobe Acrobat, I get a message that starts with
Note: After installing this snap it is recommend to disconnect network interface so that app does not auto update it. As new versions break ...
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Adobe Reader application association issue
I have a few strange PDF files (that I received once from my bank) that open correctly only in Adobe Reader. So on my new Ubuntu 20.04 I installed Adobe Reader from the latest available Linux version (...
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how to install adobe reader in ubuntu 18.04 in dell inspion 14 laptop [duplicate]
I am a fresher to ubuntu.please help me to install adobe reader in 18.04.
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When executing acroreader it fails with "error while loading shared libraries: libxml2.so.2: cannot open shared object file"
I have downloaded adobe reader 9.5.5 and installed it using gdebi.Now if I click on any pdf it is not starting.I tried "acroread" in terminal and it is showing me this error
/opt/Adobe/Reader9/...
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Adobe Reader for Linux discontinued [duplicate]
I can't find the download for adobe reader any more. I installed it about a month or two ago on my other machine. AM I BLIND?
http://get.adobe.com/reader/download/
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Reader with highlight tool
I want a pdf reader just like adobe reader with highlight tool and full screen mode. Also with change background ,text color feature?
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How do I install Adobe Acrobat Reader from the repository?
How do I install Adobe Acrobat Reader in Ubuntu 14.04 using a Trusty apt repository?
This is NOT a duplicate of How do I install Adobe Acrobat Reader deb package downloaded from Adobe website?. In ...
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How to fill out the forms and save the inputs in this tax report pdf file
I am filing tax report for Maryland state using Form 502.
If I use evince 2.32.0 using poppler/cairo (0.14.3), it will recognize the forms and no way I can fill in anything.
If I use Adobe Reader 9, I ...
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How can I open an editable pdf?
I am not able to open this file with Evince or Okular, but I can open this file with Reader on Windows.
Here's is a picture:
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Associate a wine program to right click
I've just installed Adobe Reader XI on ubuntu 14.04, but I can't have this program on right click. I used to some times ago, but I don't remember how to do that.
I tried some .desktop file in .local/...
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Any way to change PDF from Portrait to Landscape without rotating it?
It drives me crazy that all books and papers I have to read are in portrait mode, yet my screen is in landscape mode. Is there a possibility to change the layout of a PDF from portrait to landscape? I ...
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How do I fix a stalled installation of Adobe Reader DC using PlayonLinux in Xubuntu 17.10?
How do I fix a stalled installation of Adobe Reader DC using PlayonLinux in Xubuntu 17.10? (I need Adobe Reader because I need particular features not available on other Linux-friendly PDF readers.) I ...
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How to natively install Adobe Reader in Ubuntu 16.04?
I downloaded this .deb file recommended in the answers to this question. The icon appeared in my Applications search, but when I click it, nothing happens. If I right-click it, and then click in "Show ...
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How do I install Adobe Acrobat Reader deb package downloaded from Adobe website?
I am new to Ubuntu, but I believe I have Ubuntu 11.10 installed correctly. I am trying to install Acroread using AdbeRdr9.4.6-1_i386linux_enu.deb that I downloaded from the Adobe web site. How do I ...
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Adobe Reader (or any third part software) on Steam Play
A week or so ago, Valve released a feature that implements compatibility to Windows games on Steam via Proton. As far as I understood, the engine is basically Wine. I was wondering whether it would be ...
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Network printer recognized but not printing
On my Ubuntu machine, a network printer on LAN is recognized (by just selecting Network on Add a New Printer menu). Applications recognize it too. However the info shown on the printer panel ("System ...
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PDF file demands latest Acrobat, how can I read it?
I downloaded my college transcript and the file demands the latest version of Adobe Acrobat. After poking around I downloaded Adobe Reader 9.5.5 but the PDF won't cooperate since that program's too ...
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No Pdf reader plugin 18.04
There is no PDF reader plugin available for Ubuntu 18.04 Budgie. Where would one be if one existed. The old adobe version for linux seems to be no longer available, synaptic package manager had ...
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Has anyone installed adobereader-enu on Ubuntu 17.10? [duplicate]
Has anyone installed adobereader-enu on Ubuntu 17.10?
I was running AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386i386linux_enu.deb before I purged JPEG due to some silly issue - now I cannot install the reader. The ...
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How can I install Adobe Reader on Ubuntu 17.10 [duplicate]
I found an outdated solution for installing Adobe Reader here on askubuntu.
I followed the steps but after updating my sources using sudo apt-get update I am getting the following error:
Hit:1 http:...
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Install wine1.5 not wine1.6
I am trying to use Adobe Reader 10 with Wine in Ubuntu 12.04. The installer doesn't work on 1.4; but the WineHQ database shows it running under 1.5. I tried installing wine1.5 as per the instructions ...
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How to set papersize in Ubuntu?
I am using Ubuntu Linux since a few years and there is one very ugly thing i came across a lot of time:
When trying to print okular and also via the command line (lpr) there is often a problem with ...
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How can I annotate PDFs so notes are compatible with Adobe Reader for Win/OSX?
I am looking for a tool which allows me to annotate PDFs in Ubuntu and share the PDFs with annotations with people who use OSX or Windows. I cannot assume that the others can or will install special ...
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How do I concatenate multiple JPEG images into a PDF?
I am trying to concatenate multiple JPEG images into a single PDF document.
I used LibreOffice to make a great thumbnail collage, but it isn't acceptable to the agency to which I am trying to send it....
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Using the Adobe browser plugin to view pdf files (or alternatives) on Ubuntu 14.04
I am in the process of applying for a Marie Curie fellowship, and the application forms are all online. Unfortunately, I need to fill out certain parts of the application by opening an editable pdf ...
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Acrobat XI Pro like pdf reader
How do I install a PDF reader like "acrobat XI pro" which lets me highlight text, has text recognition and lets me combine and convert PDF from and to other formats?
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Fancy bookmarks in pdf readers [duplicate]
Foxit reader allows you to create new bookmarks and also set style properties
With Evince, you can view bookmarks without style, you can't create new ones
With Adobe Reader 9, you can view long ...
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How do I get Adobe Reader to print more than one page in 13.10 Saucy?
On my fresh saucy install (64-bit), acroread (9.5.5) only prints one page out of any PDF file. Setting File > Print > Advanced > Font and Resource Policy to Send for each page did not help.
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Adobe PDF for Ubuntu 64 bit 15.10
I have upgraded to a 64 bit, and installed Ubuntu 15.10, I'm lacking a good PDF reader.
How do I install Adobe Reader for Ubuntu even though it is no longer available for Linux?