Back in the days when Adobe Acrobat Reader for Linux was supported and available on the main/extra repos, this command would have done the job
apt install adobereader-enu
As hinted in the previous comment, such install command had no longer produced the desired result as shown below
kimconnect@nuc:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 19.04
Release: 19.04
Codename: disco
kimconnect@nuc:~$ sudo apt install adobereader-enu
[sudo] password for kimconnect:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package adobereader-enu
Instructions to Install Acrobat Reader 9.5.5 on Ubuntu 19.04
Check for the latest versions of Acrobat here:
ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix
Acrobat 9.5.5 is the latest Linux version as of this writing:
cd ~/Downloads && wget -c ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/9.x/9.5.5/enu/AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb
# Install
sudo dpkg -i AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb
There will be errors indicating that a direct dependency is missing. Install that
# Installing a dependency - expecting "missing dependencies" error
sudo apt install libgtk2.0-0:i386
# Run this command to fix any missing dependencies the previous install has missed
sudo apt install -f
Output:
kimconnect@nuc:~/Downloads$ sudo apt install libgtk2.0-0:i386
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libgtk2.0-0:i386 : Depends: libgtk2.0-common:i386
Depends: libatk1.0-0:i386 (>= 1.32.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.28) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libcairo2:i386 (>= 1.6.4-6.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libcups2:i386 (>= 1.6.2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libfontconfig1:i386 (>= 2.12.6) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0:i386 (>= 2.22.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libglib2.0-0:i386 (>= 2.41.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libpango-1.0-0:i386 (>= 1.28.3) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libpangocairo-1.0-0:i386 (>= 1.28.3) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libpangoft2-1.0-0:i386 (>= 1.28.3) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libx11-6:i386 (>= 2:1.4.99.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libxcomposite1:i386 (>= 1:0.3-1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libxcursor1:i386 (> 1.1.2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libxdamage1:i386 (>= 1:1.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libxext6:i386 but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libxfixes3:i386 but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libxi6:i386 but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libxinerama1:i386 but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libxrandr2:i386 (>= 2:1.5.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libxrender1:i386 but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libgail-common:i386 but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libgtk2.0-bin:i386
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
# Retry the Install
sudo dpkg -i AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb
# Set as default for pdf extensions
mimeopen -d *.pdf
This output shows that there are further missing dependencies
kimconnect@nuc:~/Downloads$ mimeopen -d *.pdf
Please choose a default application for files of type application/pdf
1) Document Viewer (org.gnome.Evince)
2) LibreOffice Draw (libreoffice-draw)
3) Adobe Reader 9 (AdobeReader)
4) Other...
use application #3
Opening "Consumer Report.pdf", "Python Tutorials.pdf" with Adobe Reader 9 (application/pdf)
/opt/Adobe/Reader9/Reader/intellinux/bin/acroread: error while loading shared libraries: libxml2.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
# Fix missing dependency named in previous error
sudo apt install libxml2:i386
# Retried and see more errors
Gtk-Message: 08:05:53.229: Failed to load module "atk-bridge"
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.247: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "adwaita",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.247: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.250: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.250: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.251: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.251: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.251: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.252: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.252: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.252: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.253: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.253: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.253: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.253: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.253: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.254: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.254: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.254: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.254: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.254: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.255: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
(acroread:19368): Gtk-WARNING **: 08:05:53.256: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "adwaita",
Gtk-Message: 08:05:53.257: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
/opt/Adobe/Reader9/Reader/intellinux/bin/SynchronizerApp-binary: error while loading shared libraries: libidn.so.11: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
/opt/Adobe/Reader9/Reader/intellinux/bin/SynchronizerApp-binary: error while loading shared libraries: libidn.so.11: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
/opt/Adobe/Reader9/Reader/intellinux/bin/SynchronizerApp-binary: error while loading shared libraries: libidn.so.11: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Fix the additional dependency errors:
sudo apt install libidn11:i386 libpangox-1.0:i386 libcanberra-gtk-module:i386 libgtk2.0-0:i386 libxml2:i386 libxslt1.1:i386 libstdc++6:i386 gtk2-engines-pixbuf:i386 libatk-adaptor:i386 libgail-common:i386 gnome-themes-extra:i386
Optional: associate .pdf file extensions with Acrobat Reader
# Use vim to edit this file
sudo vim /usr/share/applications/defaults.list
# Change this line
application/pdf=xreader.desktop;org.gnome.Evince.desktop;google-chrome.desktop
# Un-tested: please check whether AdbeRdr is the correct call
application/pdf=AdbeRdr.desktop;xreader.desktop;org.gnome.Evince.desktop;google-chrome.desktop
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Bryan Hoang
Thanks! The steps given in the article worked like a charm!
Panagiotis
04-02-2020 Works 100% . Have to follow all steps.Thank you! (Ubuntu 19.10)
Darek Adler
same same here 🙂 Many thanks!!
kimconnect
You’re welcomed 🙂
Aditya
I have Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS and have installed Adobe Acrobat reader but am unable to install gnome-themes-extra:i386 as I get error
Package gnome-themes-extra:i386 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package ‘gnome-themes-extra:i386’ has no installation candidate
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
kimconnect
By default, Linux Mint 20 has no packages matching ‘gnome-themes-extra:i386’. Thus, that warning can be ignored as it should only show in the console. If one must attempt to fix this, try these commands:
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386sudo apt update
sudo apt install gnome-themes-extra:i386
Aditya
First of all thank you very much for the reply!
I have already run the first two commands and have been able to install other i386 packages before I installed Adobe Reader, only can’t install gnome-themes-extra:i386.
Unfortunately for me when I run Adobe Acrobat Reader from the GUI it does not open and when I run it from Terminal I get error/warning message for ‘Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: “adwaita”‘ after which Adobe does not open, it it were opening I wouldn’t have had a problem; so I need to fix it!
Is it that there is no more ‘gnome-themes-extra:i386’ in the repositories? Is it possible to download the package from other source and install? I am very new to Linux.
Your help will be highly appreciated as I have to open some statutory government forms which will open only with Adobe Reader and need to attach digital signature to them.
If not then I will have to explore wine!!
kimconnect
You’re in luck. Here are the instructions to install Adobe Acrobat Reader DC on Linux Mint 20: https://blog.kimconnect.com/how-to-install-adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-on-linux-mint-20/