openSUSE 11.0
Package Descriptions
acroread
Adobe Reader for PDF Files
The Adobe Reader is proprietary binary-only software. Usually, the
Adobe Reader is used to read PDF files. For this purpose, you need a
minimum graphical system (the packages that provide the RPM capability
"XFree86-libs"). If so, 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. No graphical system is required for this purpose.
Use the "acroread -toPostScript -size a4 file.ps" command 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: | 8.1.2 |
|---|---|
| Release: | 34.1 |
| Medium: | DVD2 |
| Path: | /suse/nosrc/acroread-8.1.2-34.1.nosrc.rpm |
| Group: | Productivity/Publishing/PDF |
| License: | Any commercial |
| Size: | 44.87 MB |
| Homepage: | http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html |
File list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 47021920 Feb 5 11:53 AdobeReader_enu-8.1.2-1.i486.tar.bz2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 189 Jul 5 2007 acroread.desktop -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4790 Apr 28 18:34 acroread.patch -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1787 Jul 5 2007 acroread.png -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21939 Jun 7 01:09 acroread.spec -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 313 Jun 19 2006 install.patch -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 451 Apr 4 18:20 suse-do-not-grab-server.tar.bz2