How to mozilla-acroread.

[popatopalous]

Where is package 'mozilla-acroread'? It is mentioned in this and other guides:

http://kubuntuguide.org/Gutsy

Adobe Acrobat Reader with Firefox Plug-in

    * Read #General Notes
    * Read #Add Extra Kubuntu Repositories

Code:

sudo apt-get install acroread mozilla-acroread acroread-plugins

Here's my '/etc/apt/sources.list':

Code:

# deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release amd64 (20071016.1)]/ gutsy main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse

## Medibuntu - Ubuntu 7.10 "gutsy gibbon"
## Please report any bug on https://bugs.launchpad.net/medibuntu/
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ gutsy free non-free
deb-src http://packages.medibuntu.org/ gutsy free non-free

What repo do I need to get package 'mozilla-acroread'     

[Rog131]

Where is package 'mozilla-acroread'?

It is in the Medibuntu:

Package: mozilla-acroread
Source: acroread
Version: 8.1.2-0medibuntu1
...
 This package is in Medibuntu because Ubuntu no longer provides it as it
 is not freely redistribuable.

BUT when looking at the http://packages.medibuntu.org/pool/non-free/a/acroread/ there is mozilla-acroread_8.1.2-0medibuntu4_i386.deb. I can't find ..._amd64.deb version, maybe this is the problem ?

[popatopalous]

Thanks for the reply. I was able to install 'mozilla-acroread' like this:

Go here:

http://www.debian-multimedia.org/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/package/

and download deb files:

ia32-libs-xulrunner
acroread-data
acroread
acroread-debian-files
acroread-escript
acroread-plugins
mozilla-acroread

Then cd to directory you downloaded .deb files to and as root run

dpkg -i *.deb

rm -rf  *.deb

Then in Firefox search engine type 'pdf test' and test away. I found in Kubuntu that SOME of the pages Google found with 'pdf test' opened but not all. So this method may be buggy in Ubuntu/Kubuntu. Use at your own risk.

Wish we could get Ubuntu 'mozilla-acroread' and 'acroread' for x86_64...

[heinkel_111]

What is so great about mozilla-acroread? You don't need it for anything, afaik! Kpdf does exactly the same job and is nicely integrated with the rest of the kubuntu system!

[derixc]

can anybody show a step by step guide on how we can have it installed in kubuntu hardy? I was able to view medibuntu repo bu I can't find the mozilla acroread.

[kjjjjshab]

What is so great about mozilla-acroread? You don't need it for anything, afaik! Kpdf does exactly the same job and is nicely integrated with the rest of the kubuntu system!

I have been having printing problems with KPdf and Okular... could be the OP has the same.

[Detonate]

I installed from the repositories (Medibuntu) and I have had no problem with any pdf files.   

[derixc]

i tried again installing via adept manager but when i click on aply changes it says, broken dependencies for acroread escripts. any fix for this?

[Detonate]

You must not have all of your repositories active.  Can you post the output of:

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

[derixc]

Hello detonate, here it is

# deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 8.04 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080423)]/ hardy main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security main restricted
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security multiverse
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free

[Detonate]

OK, run:

Code:

kdesu kate /etc/apt/sources.list

and when you have the file open, edit it to remove the comment (#) from in front of the line:

# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner

Then save the file, then run:

Code:

sudo apt-get update

then run:

Code:

sudo apt-get install mozilla-acroread

[derixc]

Thanks for the reply, I followed your step and after I run the sudo apt-get install mozilla acroread here is what I got,

Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Translation-en_PH
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Translation-en_PH
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Translation-en_PH
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Translation-en_PH
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Translation-en_PH
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Translation-en_PH
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/free Translation-en_PH
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Translation-en_PH
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_PH
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Translation-en_PH
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_PH
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/non-free Translation-en_PH
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy Release
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Translation-en_PH
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_PH
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release [58.5kB]
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/free Packages
Get:3 http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Translation-en_PH
Get:4 http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release [6998B]
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/non-free Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release
Get:5 http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Packages [2027B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Sources
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages [208kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Packages [6156B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Sources
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Sources [906B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Packages
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Sources [7036B]
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Packages [7687B]
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Sources [1433B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Packages [6156B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Sources
Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Sources [906B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Packages
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Sources [14B]
Fetched 306kB in 8s (37.9kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
yuwon@MyPC:~$ sudo apt-get install mozilla-acroread
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  gstreamer0.10-alsa python-gst0.10 artsbuilder traceroute gstreamer0.10-x
  python-gnome2 python-notify libgtop2-common libgda3-common
  python-gnome2-extras libgnomeui-common python-gnomecanvas libgnome-keyring0
  libgnome-media0 libgtksourceview1.0-0 liblircclient0 libbonoboui2-common
  libcamel1.2-11 libbonoboui2-0 libwnck-common metacity-common
  libgdl-gnome-1-0 libxalan110 whois libtotem-plparser10 libboost-thread1.34.1
  python-pyorbit libnotify1 python-gconf gnome-media-common
  libboost-date-time1.34.1 gstreamer0.10-plugins-good libdvbpsi4 libcdio7
  libxosd2 libpanel-applet2-0 libwnck22 libvlc0 libxres1 gettext
  libgnomeprint2.2-data vlc-nox libfltk1.1 libgnomecanvas2-0 python-bittorrent
  python-glade2 libgif4 bittorrent libgavl0 libgnomeui-0 libecal1.2-7
  libgtksourceview-common ffmpeg libebook1.2-9 libgnomecanvas2-common
  libshout3 sgml-base libdvdnav4 libiso9660-5 libmetacity0 libdvdread3
  libedataserver1.2-9 libgtop2-7 libgksu2-0 libgda3-3
  libboost-filesystem1.34.1 vlc-plugin-pulse libid3tag0 liboil0.3 libtar
  libgtkspell0 jackd python-xlib miro-data libimlib2 libnautilus-burn4
  python-gnome2-desktop libgnomeprint2.2-0 gstreamer0.10-plugins-base
  libvcdinfo0 libebml0 libgnome-desktop-2 libxerces27 libnet1
  libboost-python1.34.1 libsndfile1 libgnomeprintui2.2-0 libmatroska0
  libgdl-1-0 libgnomeprintui2.2-common libmpeg2-4 libgnomecups1.0-1
  ettercap-common libgdl-1-common
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  acroread acroread-escript
Suggested packages:
  acroread-plugins firefox firefox-3.0
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  acroread acroread-escript mozilla-acroread
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 104 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/30.9MB of archives.
After this operation, 77.4MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 100714 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking acroread (from .../acroread_8.1.2-0medibuntu6_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/acroread_8.1.2-0medibuntu6_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/acroread', which is also in package adobereader-enu
Selecting previously deselected package acroread-escript.
Unpacking acroread-escript (from .../acroread-escript_8.1.2-0medibuntu6_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package mozilla-acroread.
Unpacking mozilla-acroread (from .../mozilla-acroread_8.1.2-0medibuntu6_i386.deb) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/acroread_8.1.2-0medibuntu6_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

it gives me an error. I tried to check if it does work but still the plugin cant be detected.

[Detonate]

OK, it appears that a previous attempt to install left some files behind that are interfering with the install, but it seems we have the broken dependencies problem solved.  So now you should run,

Code:

sudo apt-get purge mozilla-acroread

and then

Code:

sudo apt-get autoclean

and then

Code:

sudo apt-get install mozilla-acroread

[derixc]

Wow that was amazing! Thanks detonate all is well now