
Note that there’s no visual feed back when you typing a password.Īfter you added the repository, update package lists and install the acroread package by running below commands one by one: sudo apt-get update When it opens, paste the command below and hit enter to add the repository: sudo add-apt-repository "deb precise partner"

Open up terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. Check this out and follow instructions to install:

Yes there is, but the support has been dropped. I might add instructions for that later (seems unlikely given that I wrote that over two years ago!).

You can drag the desktop file into the Launcher to get a button there, you can also add an icon for it in the Ubuntu Dash using alacarte ('Main Menu'). You'll need to open PlayOnLinux to run Adobe Reader DC each time (note that you can have this installed alongside Adobe Reader 9.5.5).

There's less of a chance you'll ruin your system if you get it this way. For Adobe Reader 9.5.5 (running natively without Wine)ĭon't add the Ubuntu 12.04 Partner repository, you're not really supposed to add repositories from previous Ubuntu versions! Get the Deb from here ( source - it's also linked in the question), no it won't be automatically updated but since it's no longer supported (and Ubuntu can't patch security vulnerabilities for it in Ubuntu 12.04 anyway because it's proprietary) that doesn't matter.
