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Acrobat reader Freeze Computer

Asked by jackfruit501

I installed AcrobatReader 9.51 with *.run file dowloaded from the official Adobe site today. Acrobat reader installed easily and successfully in /opt/ . When a pdf file is opened the whole CPU froze! The keyboard and mouse pointer just do not respond. Is the installation file a problem? Any advice would be much appreciated.

Jack

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Best N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#1

Advice ?

Use the included software and keep distance from adobe's crap .

What exactly you want to do with adobe reader that you cannot do with document viewer (evince) ?

I assume you mean the free version of adobe reader.

Thanks

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jackfruit501 (jackfruit501) said : 		#2

I do use evince for short pdf files but I had been a user of Win 7 so I am more atuned to Acrobat reader for ebooks in pdf format. It would thus be good to have a solution to this glitch on Ubuntu 12.04lts. (By the way this installer works well with Fedora 17).

Many thanks for the reply.

Jack

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

What do you particularly need from the Adobe Acrobat reader?

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jackfruit501 (jackfruit501) said : 		#4

I miss the change of background colour in acrobat reader. Evince only gives 'inverted background' for one. Not important though but good to be able to change the monotony sometime!

Jack

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

Very trivial feature..... Worth it? Seriously?

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jackfruit501 (jackfruit501) said : 		#6

Just to add , the same installer works well with Ubuntu 11.10 on the same computer but a different harddisk I have passed on but it would be great if this is solved!!

Jack

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#7

I suggest you use evince. If you want something super slick then try mupdf.

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jackfruit501 (jackfruit501) said : 		#8

Thank you. Will give mupdf a try.

Jack.

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jackfruit501 (jackfruit501) said : 		#9

Thanks NikTh, that solved my question.