SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 for x86
Package Descriptions
acroread
Adobe Reader for PDF Files
The Adobe Reader is proprietary binary-only software.
Normally the Adobe Reader is used to display PDF files on the screen.
For this purpose at least the minimum graphical system must be
installed (the packages that provide the RPM capability
"XFree86-libs"). In this case, the command "acroread file.pdf" can be
used to display a PDF file when the X Window System is up and running.
For example, use "acroread
/usr/X11R6/lib/Acrobat7/Reader/help/ENU/Reader.pdf" to display the
Adobe Reader help.
The Adobe Reader can also be used as a PDF to PostScript converter. For
this purpose, no graphical system is required. For example, the command
"acroread -toPostScript -size a4 file.ps" can be used to
convert a PDF file into a PostScript file that can be sent directly to
a PostScript printer. The command "acroread -help" shows the command
line options.
Adobe Reader is often the only program able to process complicated PDF
files (such as PDF forms). However, there are security leaks and other
bugs that cannot be fixed because the Adobe license forbids us to
"modify the Software in any way." See
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrdistribute.html.
Ghostscript is an alternative program for displaying and converting PDF
files. It can be used with the "gv" and "kghostview" (for KDE)
graphical front-ends. Additionally there is the "xpdf" package.
Except for packages subject to a commercial license, the license identified below is the license designated by the open source project.
| Version: | 7.0.8 |
|---|---|
| Release: | 0.4 |
| Medium: | DVD2 |
| Path: | /suse/nosrc/acroread-7.0.8-0.4.nosrc.rpm |
| Group: | Productivity/Publishing/PDF |
| License: | Commercial, Other License(s), see package |
| Size: | 39.70 MB |
| Homepage: | http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html |
File list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 41610239 Jun 19 19:28 AdbeRdr708_linux_enu.tar.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 461 Jun 27 22:08 acroread.patch -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12521 Jun 28 19:07 acroread.spec -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 313 Jun 19 19:25 install.patch