Adobe Reader for Linux is no longer available for download from Adobe website. But we can still install it in Ubuntu through the old Canonical Partners repository.
Adobe has recently removed the Linux support from its official download page. Actually the latest “AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb” package is still available in the official repository, but it might be removed in near future.
If you still want this PDF reader, below is how to install Adobe Reader (Acroread) 9 in Ubuntu 14.10 from the Canonical Partners repository for Precise (12.04).
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.
