1. Adobe Reader For Linux Mint

PDF files are one of the most widespread documents all over the internet. Thanks to the numerous features of PDF, almost every single computer user in the world is enjoying the benefits. Even enterprises and businesses use PDF as the default file format for important documents!PDF stands for Portable Document Format.

Because of its popularity, it became an open standard that’s maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Just like any other documents, PDFs can include images, buttons, links, audio, video, and others. Moreover, it can be digitally signed for authenticity.

In addition, PDF files can have password locking!Now, let’s say you have a PDF file. How to read it? There are plenty of ways of accessing the contents of a PDF file. The most convenient way of doing so is having a dedicated PDF reader. As the headline suggests, today, we’ll be completely focusing on Adobe Reader – the ultimate PDF reader from Adobe. Why Adobe Reader?Yes, there are numerous PDF readers in the wild.

For example, even all modern day browsers can access PDF files. So then, why should we go with Adobe Reader?There are numerous reasons why Adobe Reader is a better choice. First of all, it’s a dedicated PDF reader unlike the built-in readers that come with the web browser. This offers more flexibility in reading the PDF documents while rendering all the PDF features accurately. Even office applications like MS Word or LibreOffice Writer aren’t as reliable as a PDF reader.Next up, the interface. Adobe Reader had a bad reputation in the community for a bad interface. I also didn’t like the previous ones as well.

However, over time, the redesign and continuous improvement made the interface cleaner and leaner. Now, the only buttons to distract you are the must-have options like zoom, page selection, and a couple of others.Again, Adobe is actually the inventor of PDF. John Warnock, the co-founder of Adobe, launched the project for paper-to-digital conversion named “The Camelot Project”. The goal was to capture a document, send an electronic version to anywhere and get the same output by printing. In 1992, the project successfully created the PDF format. For electronic document, this was a major breakthrough.Don’t forget to check out!

Adobe Reader for LinuxBecause of the immense popularity of PDF, there had to be PDF readers for all the popular platforms, especially Linux. That’s why you’ll find out plenty of PDF readers for all the popular Linux distros, especially for the Ubuntu and Ubuntu-based ones. Adobe Reader is also available for Linux Mint (Ubuntu-based distro).Note: Adobe discontinued the development of Adobe Reader for Linux platform a long time ago. The latest Adobe Reader available for Linux systems is v9.5.5 while the current latest version is v11.0.23.

Install Adobe Reader ( PDF Reader ) in Linux Mint 13/14 To install Adobe Reader you can either use software manager or command line. For command line installation type the following command: sudo.

For enjoying v11.x, we have to follow a trickier path. Installing Adobe ReaderThere are 2 ways this process can be performed. The official DEB packageThe outdated version of Adobe Reader also has a dedicated DEB package.Run the following command for grabbing the latest DEB package. Sudo apt install libxml2:i386 libstdc 6:i386Through WineIt would be nice if Adobe didn’t discontinue support for Linux. Maybe Adobe didn’t find any business value in that approach.

Anyway, that’s not going to stop us from enjoying the latest Adobe Reader! For getting the latest version, we’ll grab the Windows version.

By far, it’s the best method for enjoying Adobe Reader.At first,. I’m running the current latest version Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa (based on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver), so we have to follow the steps for Bionic.At first, add the GPG key for PlayOnLinux. Sudo apt install playonlinuxFire up PlayOnLinux.Click on “Install a program”.Search for “adobe acrobat reader dc” (without quotes).Click “Install”.The installation wizard will start. Click “Next”.Again, click “Next”.The PlayOnLinux installation wizard will pop up. Click “Next”.Now, if you already have the setup file, then you can choose the file to run the installation.You can.Then, you’ll be able to select the installer from PlayOnLinux.At this point, PlayOnLinux will download and install Wine. Be patient while the download completes.Click “Install” when Wine Mono installation is prompted.Now, it’s time to install Gecko. Click “Install”.WOW!

I didn’t know that PlayOnLinux had to download Windows XP! Interesting, right?Let the Adobe Reader installer do the installation.Voila! Installation FINALLY complete! Using Adobe ReaderDepending on which method you went through to install Adobe Reader, you’ll have to access it differently.Note: Both Adobe Reader (Linux native and Windows) can exist on the same machine and they won’t conflict with each other. Native Adobe Reader (old version)Search for Adobe Reader in the menu.Accept the license agreement.Voila!

Adobe Reader is ready! But alas, it’s a relic of 2013.New Adobe Reader (PlayOnLinux + Wine)This one is a little tricky to launch. You can either use the desktop shortcut or go through PlayOnLinux.Voila! The latest version of Adobe Reader! Final thoughtsAdobe Reader is one of the top-notch PDF readers for your PDF documents. It’s nice to have this phenomenal piece of software at your side, right?

(Last Updated On: May 19, 2019)This guide will guide you to install Adobe Flash Player on Kali Linux and Debian Linux system. Adobe Flash Player is a Lightweight plug-in for browsers used for viewing multimedia and for streaming video and audio content on the Adobe Flash sites and platforms. Adobe Flash Player is used on the browser as a plug-in and also on all android devices and other mobile devices supported.The default browser that ship with ( Iceweasel) doesn’t come with Adobe Flash Player pre-installed so you will have to install it manually. This tutorial will guide you through the whole process of installing Flash Player in and Other based Distributions. Sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfreeOnce installed, update the flash-plugin via this command. Sudo update-flashplugin-nonfree -installThen you will have flash player running well.

You can check if it is installed by navigating to MenuApplicationsSystem Tools Preferences Adobe Flash Player. If the above method fails, try this other method to install it manually.STEP 1: Open your favorite browser and navigate to Adobe download Link:It will automatically detect the Architecture you are using whether 32bit or 64bit version.

Adobe Reader For Linux Mint

Click on the dropdown menu on the bottom of the window that opens and select the.tar.gzfor generic Linux Distributions.rpmis for Redhat based Distros and APT specified for Ubuntu. Download the tar.gzand save it to your hard drive.This is shown in the picture below:Then, navigate to download location in terminal e.g cd /Downloads/List the contents on the directory and confirm the presence of a downloaded file.STEP 2: Decompress the file you downloaded with this command. Tar xvf flashplayerppapilinux.x8664.tar.gzIf you would like to use Archive Manger the install File-roller with this command. Sudo apt-get install unrar unace rar unrar p7zip zip unzip p7zip-full p7zip-rar file-roller -yThen right click on the downloaded tar.gz file and select “Extract here”.Now move the libflashplayer.so to Mozilla plugins folder using the following command. Sudo mv libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/pluginsYour Flash Player has been installed successfully on Kali Linux and Debian system.Also check:Thanks for visiting. Welcome again!