Installing Adobe Reader 8.1.1 on Linux machine
(tested on Slackware 12.0 Linux)

since there is no Adobe Reader package (*.tgz) for Slackware, we have to compile it from source *.tar.gz

1. download the source at Adobe Reader Homepage

2. select the source and download it
Operating System: Linux
Select a version: Linux x86 (.tar.gz)
Select a language: English

3. once download finish, cd to the directory of downloaded file and issue:

e.g


4. cd to AdobeReader/ and run:


5. once asked, specify where do you want Adobe Reader to be installed. By default, on Linux, Adobe Reader is installed in /opt/Adobe. But I choose mine on /usr/lib/adobe (you have to create if it's not exist)

6. cd to the installation path (e.g /opt/Adobe or /usr/lib/adobe) and run:

(or you may double click Adobe Reader icon at the Desktop)

7. I do have minor issue while installing the reader saying that Adobe Reader cannot find gtk library.
Error: "Unable to find the HTML rendering library (libgtkembedmoz)."

explanation from Adobe.com:
This happens if acroread was unable to find libgtkembedmoz.so and related component files on your system.
solution is here

what is libgtkembedmoz library for?
- This library is required for rendering HTML content in Adobe Reader.

since I got Mozilla Firefox installed, i just search for file name libgtkembedmoz and point Adobe Reader to its directory


8. open Adobe Reader >> Edit >> Preferences >> Internet >> libgtkembedmoz Folder >> put in the directory (e.g /usr/lib/seamonkey-1.1.4/), click OK and you're done!

this has been tested on Slackware 12.0, may work on other Linux distro using similar way

Q: Why you choose Adobe Reader while you have kpdf or xpdf to read *.pdf file?
A: It's your personal preference. I have it on Windows and I want it to work on Linux too ..

source: http://radiusme.blogspot.com/2007/10/insta...er-811-for.html