This quick tip is going to show beginners how to install Adobe Reader 9 in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander.
Adobe Reader is available in Canonical Partners repository for Ubuntu 13.04 Raring and earlier. At the moment the repository is not ready for Ubuntu 13.10. So this tutorial will show you how to install it via the official DEB package.
1.) Click to download the DEB for Adobe Reader
2.) Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below command to install it:
For 32-bit system:
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb; sudo apt-get -f install
For 64-bit system:
UPDATE: the easier way to install Adobe Reader DEB on 64 bit Ubuntu is usingGdebi, which will automatically install all dependencies.
sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb; sudo apt-get -f install
Once installed, open Adobe Reader from Unity Dash or right-click your PDF files to open it via Adobe Reader.
