** Description changed: - Please add 'acroread' package to the Partner repository for Ubuntu - Saucy. + 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 + + 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. + + 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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