From:  Freddy Jensen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/freddyjensen/)
Date:  2020-12-27
Subj:  Linux Fedora Installer for Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5.5-1
File:  readme.txt
Vers:  2020-12-27-Version-1.0.2


Dear Reader,

 Welcome to the Read Me file for the Linux Fedora Installer
 for Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5.5-1. This file is accompanied
 by the tar file acroread.tar which contains the installer.


 Motivation
 ----------

 Starting with Fedora-29 and forward there have been some  problems  with
 installing Adobe's Acrobat Reader 9.5.5-1 using the Linux 'dnf'  command
 with AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i486linux_enu.rpm. The problems are described  here:

 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1646701
 http://www.deskdr.com/dr/adobe-reader-9-linux-ubuntu.html
 http://www.deskdr.com/dr/installing-adobe-reader-on-linux.html
 http://kofa.mmto.arizona.edu/computers/linux/fedora/f29_dnf_upgrade.html
 https://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/install-adobe-acrobat-pdf-reader-on-fedora-centos-red-hat-rhel

 To address these problems  I have reverse-engineered  the  installer  so
 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5.5-1 can successfully  be installed  and  run on
 Fedora-29 and forward.

 Notice:
 This installer has been tested on CentOS Linux 8, Fedora Workstation 28,
 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33. Feel free to try it on other Centos and Fedora
 releases and let me know what you find.


 How to install Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5.5-1
 -------------------------------------------

 To unpack and install the release do the following:

 1. Login as root.

 2. Make sure that "/bin/csh" is installed. This is important
    because the installer is written in C-shell.

 3. Switch to a C-shell by typing "csh".

 4. Copy the tar file (acroread.tar) to a temp directory that
    has at least 100 MegaBytes of free disk space.  Then  use
    the "cd" command to go to that directory.

 5. Make sure the tar file is named "acroread.tar".  If  this
    is not the case then you must rename it to "acroread.tar"
    before you continue.

 6. Verify the integrity of the tar file.
    Type this command:

    cksum acroread.tar

    Verify that the output of the cksum command is:

    2606948224 60456960 acroread.tar

 7. Extract the installer from the tar file.
    Type this command:

    tar xvf acroread.tar ./install-acroread

 8. Install Acrobat Reader by running the install script.
    The script will guide you  through  the  installation
    process.  To run the  installer  type  this  command:

    ./install-acroread -usage


 How to run Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5.5-1
 ---------------------------------------

 After the installation process has finished,  Acrobat Reader  can  be
 launched from the command line by  typing  /usr/bin/acroread  or  via
 the GUI by clicking on the "Adobe Reader 9" icon in  the  application
 panel/menu or double clicking on a PDF file in  the  File Manager  or
 right-clicking on an PDF file and select: "Open with Adobe Reader 9".

 The installer script creates a symlink from /usr/bin/acroread  to the
 install dir you selected during the installation.

 Run 'acroread -usage' to see a short usage message.
 Run 'acroread -help'  to see a full list of command line options.
 Run 'man acroread'    to see the manpage for Acrobat Reader.

 The manpage is installed in /usr/share/man/man1/acroread.1.gz


 How to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5.5-1
 ---------------------------------------------

 In the following assume that the install directory was
 selected to be: /opt/Adobe/Reader9

 To uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5.5-1 type this command:

 /opt/Adobe/Reader9/uninstall-acroread

 Notice:

 The uninstaller does *not* uninstall  all  the  prerequisite  packages
 that the installer installs. It only uninstalls Acrobat Reader itself.

Enjoy.

Freddy Jensen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/freddyjensen/)