Adobe Acrobat reader not available in Feisty
Bug #107434 reported by
steve s.
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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acroread (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
The acroread package which provides Adobe Acrobat is not in the Feisty multiverse repository, apparently because of a change in the license from Adobe.
However IMO, there should still be a way of very easily installing this software, in a manner similar to that used to install 'restricted' drivers.
Acrobat Reader is essential for people using desktop linux, as in a professional setting it is the only option for reliably viewing all PDFs.
For people wondering how to install it under Feisty and who are happy with a little command line trickery, you can follow the instructions here:
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acroread 7.0.9 was available in Edgy multiverse; so why can't the same version be included in Feisty?