[SOLVED] F17: How do you install Adobe Reader?

[RupertPupkin]

I think the easiest way to install Adobe Acrobat Reader is via yum (as root):

rpm -Uvh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
yum install AdobeReader_enu

Yes, it will bring in some 32-bit library dependencies, but in my opinion it's worth it. As others here have mentioned, alternative PDF viewers don't always work with some PDFs. In addition to forms, I've seen Evince and Okular have other problems: handling transparency in embedded graphics, displaying colors properly, bad font susbstitution for non-embedded fonts.

I'd rather have something that works all the time instead of wasting time with those that don't. But for fun I like playing with GSPdf every now and then:

[greno]

I finally just installed all the 32-bit libs and Adobe Reader was able to read the forms perfectly.

None of the other readers could read these forms.

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[DaveR43]

Thank you very much for the magic recipe! YUM YUM ...

[BBQdave]

Originally Posted by DaveR43

Thank you very much for the magic recipe! YUM YUM ...

Give the pdf reader a try in Firefox

[DaveR43]

Yes, I did try the "Firefox PDF reader" but at least it allowed me to download the form so that I could fill it in, using "Adobe Reader 9".

Thank you again RupertPupkin.