[Lucid] acroread/Adobe Reader

[NoOp]

On 04/13/2010 08:29 PM, Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 7:43 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> For those that are testing lucid & use Adobe Reader, there is an issue
>> with installing acroread. The problem is that they've
>> not done anything with acroread in lucid yet. On lucid I had to change
>> to karmic partner repo, install acroread & then switch back to lucid
>> repo after installing. Bugs are here:
>>
>> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acroread
>> Note that they show "9.1.0-7jaunty2" for the lucid. To add insult to
>> injury, they've not even built that sorely outdated version for 64bit.
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acroread/+bug/532077
>> [acroread is not being built for amd64 (Lucid)]
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acroread/+bug/542628
>> [Old version of acroread for lucid]
>>
>> Note: stumbled across this when trying to test a pdf that crashes evince
>> & okular. PDF worked ok in 32bit karmic & wanted to test on lucid 64bit.
>> Only then did I find that acroread wasn't in the partner repo & went
>> searching on launchpad.
> 
> 
> Downloaded and force-installed acroread 386 9.3.1 on my Lucid 64.
> Seems to be working so far.

Now why on earth would you go to all the trouble to do that when I
offered a repo solution?