Chris Lale wrote:
Chris Lale wrote:
Rob Blomquist wrote:
I'm pretty new to this Debian adventure, and I am only currently set up
with the default package sources. Where is the best place to find
others
to use?
I would love to find the Adobe Acrobat Reader, a JVM package and a
source like the Penguin Liberation Front (plf.zarb.org) for
Mandriva, so
that I could easily get the goods I need without the hassle of security
guards.
Rob
The Debian NewbieDOC note
http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/index.php/Unofficial_Debian_packages may
get you started.
Googling for "java linux download" gives
http://www.java.com/en/download/linux_manual.jsp
for downloading the linux self-extracting file and a link to manual
install instructions. Its very straightforward.
Googling for "acrobat reader linux download" gives
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=unix
Follow the link for "Acrobat Reader for UNIX - English" and select
the .tar.gz version
You will have to do something like
$ tar -xzvf AdbeRdr70_linux_enu.tar.gz
to unpack the file ($ is the commandline prompt).
Read the README file thus created for installation instructions for
the tarball installer. Here are the instructions you will see:
1. Make sure you have at least 110 MB of available disk space
2. Run "tar -zxvf AdbeRdr70_linux_enu.tar.gz"
3. Run the "INSTALL" script in the "AdobeReader" directory thus created
Actually, I've just noticed that there is an "acroread" package in Sarge.
I further noticed that I had added
|deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ sarge main
to my /etc/apt/source.list file. This is a useful unofficial Debian
repository. Acroread does not exist in the official Debian repository
because its licence does not satisfy the DFSG.
Using .debs is simpler, and you don't have to remember to upgrade.
Hth,
Chris.
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