install Adobe Reader in Fire Fox

[Praveen Venkatachari]

In synaptic you get a number of adobe flash packages listed there.
1. flashplugin-nonfree is a transitional packages (don't use this)
2. adobe-flashplugin is the adobe flash from ubuntu repository 
(sometimes not the latest version)
3. flashplugin-installer is the latest version of flash (from adobe.com)

You can also do sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer.


NoOp wrote:
> On 04/27/2009 10:02 AM, Lorraine Young wrote:
>> I just upgraded to the next Ubuntu which is 8.10.  I am going to install 
>> up to the new one 9.  I had Adobe in Office before upgrading but the 
>> page is black now, although it is called Adobe 9 now.   I downloaded 
>> Adobe 9 but cannot open it.
>>
>>
>> This is the message I am getting but the instructions are for Windows.
>>
>>
>> "Mozilla Firefox will not install Adobe Reader from web sites until you 
>> add them to the Allowed List. Please follow the steps below."
>>
>> I am also getting this message---
>>
>> "Could not display 
>> "/home/charles/Desktop/AdbeRdr9.1.0-1_i486linux_enu.bin". 
>> There is no application installed for this file type"
> 
> If the file is actually located at:
> /home/charles/Desktop/AdbeRdr9.1.0-1_i486linux_enu.bin
> then open a terminal: Applications|Accessories|Terminal
> and enter the following (minus the '$' prompt):
> 
> cd /home/charles/Desktop/AdbeRdr9.1.0-1_i486linux_enu.bin
> sudo ./AdbeRdr9.1.0-1_i486linux_enu.bin
> update-menus
> 
> (those are 3 separate commands)
> That will perform the install and update the applications menus. You
> should now find Adobe Reader in Applications|Office|Adobe Reader
> 
>> I went to Add/Remove but cannot find where to add Adobe Reader.
> 
> Alternately, if the .bin file is not available, download the .deb file
> and install by double-clicking the .deb file from Nautilus (Places|Home):
> 
> 1. Download page: http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/
> - Select an OS: Linux - x86 (.deb)
> - Select a lanuguage: English or other as needed
> - click 'Continue' & then Download now
> 
> 2. Find the .deb file: AdbeRdr9.1.0-1_i386linux_enu.deb via Nautilis.
> Double click on the file and the installer will automatically pop up -
> click the 'Install' button.
> 
>> Could you please give me  step by step instructions on how to install 
>> Adobe Reader.  I cannot find the answer to this particular problem and 
>> am getting lost in the maze.  I am the only one who uses this computer.
> 
> The 3rd & easiest solution is to simply now install via Synaptic - see:
> http://blogs.adobe.com/acroread/
>   [Adobe Reader now available through APT]
> You don't even need to use the terminal - instead of opening the
> software sources application, open the full Synaptic instead:
> System|Administration|Synaptic...|Repositories & then follow the
> instructions on the blog. After you refresh/reload the repositories,
> type 'adobe' in the quick search box and you will find the latest
> version of acroread - right-click & select 'Mark for installation', then
> click the 'Apply' icon on the toolbar.
> 
>