Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.8
With the upgrade from FC5 to FC6, I decided to also upgrade Adobe Acrobat Reader from version 7.0.5 to version 7.0.8. However, I found that when I start this package from the menu, it appears as if nothing happens. I use KDE, but as far as I know, the behaviour is the same under GNOME.
Starting the program from the command line gives an endless output of
syntax error syntax error syntax error
I found the fix on Remi Collet's website. The posting is in French, so for the sake of those who don't understand French, simply login as root, and type the commands below.
cd /tmp wget http://remi.collet.free.fr/files/acroread.patch cd /usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/bin patch -b < /tmp/acroread.patch
Just in case you're unable to get the file from Mr. Collet's site, you can download it below.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| acroread.patch | 1.33 KB |
Thanks a lot! It worked with
Thanks a lot!
It worked with Slackware 11.0 and Adobe Reader 7.0.9.
Good luck!
:-) :-) :-)
Still doesn't worked... :-(
I tryed the procedure, and even entered the French guy's hp, but in my case the error msgs continue and I still get no result trying to open Acrobat Reader...
Tks Nwyz for ur post!
Acrobat 7.0.8 and FC6
Check your GTK version. You can do this by looking in the directory /usr/lib/gtk-2.0.
The script that runs Acrobat has a test which only functions up to GTK version 2.9, but FC6 has GTK version 2.10. Remi Collet's (the French guy) patch modifies Acrobat's startup script so that the test succeeds with GTK version 2.10.