Phil Burton wrote:
> Hi. If you have the cd with the e-books you do not have to
> download anything. The Acrobat Reader is in a file called
> linux-ar-40.tar.gz. Copy that file to /tmp then do
> # tar xzvf linux-ar-40.tar.gz ... then go to the directory
> it creates and run (as root) # ./INSTALL
>
> The principle should be the same even if you downloaded the
> tar file. Then when you want to read a pdf file you use the
> command "acroread" followed by the name of the file.
>
> (That is: open an xterm and type on the command line
> "acroread thisfile.pdf")
>
> Phil
>
> On Wed, 12 Jul 2000, Dennis Myers wrote:
>
> » Hi all, I have an ongoing problem with Acrobat Reader. I have d/l'd both
> » tar and rpm. I have installed both, and put an Icon on the KDE desktop.
> » But I'll be darned if I can get the thing to run. The icon won't
> » connect. I can bring up the readme file and so forth, but when I go to
> » the icon or bring up a pdf file I can't get it to show up in acrobat.
> » The downloaded files are; bin, browsers, reader, and resource, with
> » mulitple files within those folders. Can somebody give me a clue as to
> » what I am missing in order to use the e-books that came with my
> » distro. Thanks,--
> » Dennis-Registered Linux User #180842
> »
> »
>
> --
> The mirror sees the man as beautiful, the
> mirror loves the man; another mirror sees
> the man as frightful and hates him; and
> it is always the same being who produces
> the impressions.
> -- Marquis D.A.F. de Sade
Oh, the reply on the acroread is also " command not found " or something like
that.
--
Dennis-Registered Linux User #180842
