** Description changed: Please add 'acroread' package to the Partner repository for Ubuntu Saucy and Trusty. lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch) Release: 14.04 apt-cache policy acroread acroread: - Installed: 9.5.5-1raring1 - Candidate: 9.5.5-1raring1 - Version table: - *** 9.5.5-1raring1 0 - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 9.5.5-1raring1 + Candidate: 9.5.5-1raring1 + Version table: + *** 9.5.5-1raring1 0 + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status What is expected to happen in a new install of either Xubuntu Saucy or Trusty, is acroread is available once the Partner repository is enabled. What happens instead is it's not available as per https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acroread . WORKAROUND: In Saucy, a work around is to install the deb files from Precise. WORKAROUND: In Trusty, install wine1.7 from Wine PPA https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-wine/+archive/ppa and install Adobe Reader 9.5.0 Windows 7 English from www.adobe.com/reader. + WORKAROUND: In Trusty: + wget && ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/9.x/9.5.5/enu/AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb && sudo dpkg -i AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb + Attempted failed work arounds for Trusty amd64: 1) It crashes consistently Installing package nspluginwrapper, then download and install: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acroread/9.5.5-1raring1/+build/4580418/+files/acroread_9.5.5-1raring1_amd64.deb http://launchpadlibrarian.net/139929201/acroread-bin_9.5.5-1raring1_i386.deb or: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/139929201/acroread-bin_9.5.5-1raring1_i386.deb https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acroread/9.5.5-1raring1/+build/4580419/+files/acroread_9.5.5-1raring1_i386.deb 2) Download the file from www.adobe.com/reader and attempt to run it: sudo ./AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i486linux_enu.bin sudo: ./AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i486linux_enu.bin: command not found - - 3) Attempted to download Adobe provided .deb from: - ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/9.x/9.5.5/enu/AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb - - acroread - Segmentation fault (core dumped) - - apt-cache policy adobereader-enu - adobereader-enu:i386: - Installed: 9.5.5 - Candidate: 9.5.5 - Version table: - *** 9.5.5 0 - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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