Re: Adobe Reader 9.5.4 on 64 bit Linux

[Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>]

On Wednesday 27 February 2013 23:24:42 Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Wednesday 27 February 2013 18:59:06 Claudius Hubig wrote:
> > Dear Lisi,
> >
> > Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > > There has, I know, been quite a lot about 32 bit on 64 bit systems
> > > recently. But I am not clear where I should start with this one.
> >
> > Are you on Squeeze or Wheezy? For Squeeze, install the ia32-libs* and
> > then dpkg --force-architecture the Adobe Reader .deb
>
> root@Tux-II:/home/lisi/Downloads# dpkg --force-architecture -i
> AdbeRdr9.5.4-1_i386linux_enu.deb
> dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
>  package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)
> (Reading database ... 137946 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking adobereader-enu (from AdbeRdr9.5.4-1_i386linux_enu.deb) ...
> Setting up adobereader-enu (9.5.4) ...
> Processing triggers for man-db ...
> root@Tux-II:/home/lisi/Downloads#
>
> BUT I can't get it to run.  I have tried from the menu.  I have tried from
> Krunner.  I have tried double-clicking the file.  Nothing.  I am still
> getting the error message demanding a newer version of Adobe Reader.  Help!
> all you lovely people.  Where now??

I think that I expressed myself badly.  To try again:
I go to the menu.  I click on Adobe Reader.  Nothing happens at all.  I have 
tried to launch the application from the runner.  Again, nothing at all 
happens.  When I click on the file, nothing happens.  If I right click on the 
file, I get offered various things with which to open it.  None will open it.  
But Adobe Reader simply doesn't open.

The annoying and ridiculous thing is that I downloaded and opened quite a few 
pdfs from the same source only a month ago without any problems.  And I can 
still open those. :-(

Lisi