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[rich1]

HI, I had installed adobe reader, I ran xvf on the package I downloaded from the command prompt and uncompressed it but I still cant view any pdf files using it. Is there anything else I have to do.
Thankyou

[Bokkenka]

If you download a .tar.gz, then you'll have to compile the program. Open a terminal, and cd to the directory you got when you uncompressed the package. Then, you'll need to run the following commands...

./configure -- this will check your system for anything that the program might need to run. If it doesn't return an error message at the end, then you can do...

make -- this will compile the program. If this doesn't return an error message at the end, then you can do...

su -- enter root's password when it asks for it, then...

make install -- this will install the compiled program to where it needs to go.

exit -- this will exit out of root-mode.

After all this, you should be able to open a .PDF file. There should be an INSTALL or README file inside the uncompressed folder if you need more help.

What distro are you using? If you have RedHat or Mandrake or Debian, there should be a .RPM or .DEB file on the internet that would make installation a heckuva lot easier.

[rich1]

THANKYOU

[demian]

AFAIK acrobat reader doesn't come in source form but rather it's a precompiled binary. So you suer can skip the compiling part.There should be a README or INSTALL file nonetheless and they will contain info on how to get it installed.

Better way: Use free (as in speech) software: xpdf (http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf)