How to Install Acrobat Reader 9+ on Debian Wheezy 7 64-bit Linux Easy Guide

Install Adobe Reader on Debian Wheezy 7 64-bit

This Short Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Adobe Reader 9.X for Linux Debian Stable/Wheezy-7 KDE/Gnome/Lxde/Xfce Amd64 Desktop.

The Acrobat Reader for Linux is Released Only in 32-bit Version so you will Need to Enable the 32-bit Architecture Support for Debian Wheezy.

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1. Open a Terminal Window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Enabling 32-bit Architecture Support.

   su 

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

   dpkg --add-architecture i386

   apt-get update

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3. Install GDebi Package Installer

   sudo apt-get install gdebi

4. Download Latest Acrobat Reader .deb Package.

   Get Adobe Reader .deb 32bit

   Select Linux as Operating System + your Language + .deb Package

5. Installing Required Libraries.

   apt-get install libxml2:i386 libstdc++6:i386

6. Installing Acrobat Reader for Debian.

   cd $HOME/Downloads

   gdebi AdbeRdr*.deb

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