Adobe Reader 9.2 and 8.1.7 Security Update has been released (see Security Bulletin APSB09-15). This is available for both Linux and Solaris platforms.

You can download directly using the FTP link, or use YUM to install the update, or use the main Adobe Reader download page.

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Adobe Reader 9.1.3 Security Update has been released (see Security Bulletin APSB09-10). This is available for both Linux and Solaris platforms.

You can download directly using the FTP link, or use YUM to install the update.

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• 9.1.2 FTP download link
• 8.1.6 FTP download link

• Reader 9.1 Crashes on Linux - The issue has been fixed.
• Issue when launching Reader as 'sudo' - Adobe Reader should not be launched as 'sudo' to avoid creating files in the home directory with root permissions. The fix prevents these cases by alerting the user with a message on the console.
• Reader Crashes while Printing - This issue has been fixed.
• X Server Freeze on Launching Reader - This issue has been fixed.

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• 9.1.1 FTP download link
• 8.1.5 FTP download link

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1. Add Canonical Partner Repositories (one-time only)
   This section describes how to manage software repositories in Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron), Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), and Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope).
   
   • Via the Command Line
     Software sources can be managed by making direct modifications to the /etc/apt/sources.list file using the command line. However, we recommend using the GUI-based repository management (detailed below). If you prefer to use the command line instead of graphical user interface, see Managing Repositories from the Command Line instead.
   • Via the Graphical User Interface
     
     1. Locate the Software Sources panel
        GUI-based repository management is normally accomplished via the "Software Sources" panel. This panel can be accessed via two menus:
        
        • Software Sources: System > Administration > Software Sources
        • Synaptic: System > Administration > Synaptic >> Settings >> Repositories
        Note: You will have to enter your password to gain access to the page.
        
        Software Sources Menu item through the GUI
        
        
     2. Switch to the Third-party Software Tab
        The "Third-Party Software" tab is where you will be able to add the Canonical Partner Repositories.
        
     3. Enable the Application Partner Repositories entry
        You will see two Canonical Partner repositories listed - one for applications and another for source code (src). Adobe Reader is hosted on the application repository (the first entry) - if this is not enabled on your system, enable the entry and select "Close".
        
     4. Update the Database
        If you made changes in the previous step, you should be prompted to "Close", "Reload" or "Revert" the changes. Select "Reload" to update the database.
        
        
2. Install Adobe Reader
   To get the latest version of Adobe Reader for Linux, simply type the following command on the terminal:
   apt-get install acroread

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We're pleased to announce that Adobe Reader 9.1 for Linux is now available through YUM. Refer this post for information on how to install using YUM. This release is for English, French, German and Japanese languages.

Also, Adobe Reader 8.1.4 has been released for various other languages, and the YUM update is available for these as well.

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• Support for Tabbed Viewing. (Watch sneak preview here). Move tabs around, detach tabs to independent windows, duplicate tabs, and much more! You can switch back to SDI mode by changing a preference.
• Sleek design, intuitive user interfaces for a richer user experience.
• Super fast launch, and better performance than the previous releases. Use it to believe it.

• Support for a new, compressed ".bin" installer. This is a self-extracting installer and can be used for installing on any distribution on Linux or Solaris.
• Better integration with multiple distributions, with numerous fixes related to MIME type registration and desktop integration.
• Support for Solaris and OpenSolaris for x86 architectures.
• For a list of officially supported platforms, refer the System Requirements page.
• In addition to the official list, Adobe Reader 9.1 should work seamlessly on most modern Linux distributions, including the following:
  
  • Ubuntu 8.04
  • CentOS 5.2
  • PCLinuxOS
  • Mandriva 2009
  • OpenSuse 10.3
  • Debain 4.0
  • MintLinux 6
  • Fedora Core 8
  • Fedora Core10
  • Ubuntu 8.04 (with KDE 4.0)

• New Advanced Print Dialog with capabilities like Print as Image and support for Acrobat Color Management.
• New Printer Properties Dialog. User can now select any or all options which are supported by the Printer Driver in a convenient UI dialog.
• Exhaustive Command Line Printing. All printing options available in the main Print Dialog can now be exercised from the command line (including Booklet and N-up printing)

• Support for Viewing and Modifying PDF Portfolios. PDF Portfolios provide easier integration when you work with multiple PDF documents and other document types. (Watch sneak preview here)
• Use Acrobat.com service to upload or share documents with other users right from inside the Reader UI.
• Participate in Shared Reviews hosted on Acrobat.com, in addition to SharePoint and WebDav based servers.
• Interact directly using Adobe Flash software. Adobe Reader 9.1 can natively display rich media content, enabling a new level of end-user interaction.
• Realize more secure document workflows. Better protect documents, forms, and drawings by leveraging Adobe LiveCycle ES and Adobe Acrobat software.
• Reload a document from the disk to streamline user workflows that can take advantage of this feature.
• Man page. You can now access help related to the Reader by typing 'man acroread'
• Command line Tab completion. You can access the command line options provided by 'acroread' by bash tab completion (bash only)
• IPv6 Support. Adobe Reader 9.1 has been tested to work on pure IPv6, pure IPv4 and mixed networks.

• Acroread should read PDF content through input stream (Forum link) - You can now pipe PDF content through input stream (e.g., 'cat pdffile.pdf | acroread -')
• Font Caching Issues at startup (Bugzilla Bug) - There's no longer a need to set the ACRO_ENABLE_FONT_CONFIG environment variable if you want Adobe Reader to read all fonts installed on the system.
• Lack of MDI Interface (Forum link) - Reader 9.1 provides the choice of Tabbed Viewing interface, in addition to the prior Single Document Interface.
• No Reader for Solaris x86 (Forum link) - Solaris and OpenSolaris for x86 are now supported platforms.
• Reader launches ld-linux.so.2 (Forum link) - Reader 9.1 doesn't launch ld-linux.so.2 any more, and this fixes a number of related issues.
• Problem with JavaScript doc.getPageNumWords (Forum link) - This issue is fixed in this release.
• Option to reload a PDF file should be available (Forum link) - Reader 9.1 has added support for reloading a document.
• RealPlayer plugin & MediaPlayer.seek() JavaScript method (Forum link) - Fixed.
• Adobe Reader crashes when trying to seek a real media with "frame" as parameter (Forum link) - Fixed.
• Adobe Reader hangs if used as a browser plugin (Forum link 1, 2) - These issues have been resolved in 9.1.
• Reader does not open links having underscore characters (Blog post) - Fixed.
• and many more!

• Get Adobe Reader
• FTP Download Tree

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• Main Reader Download Page
• FTP Download Page

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• Main Reader Download Page
• FTP Download Page

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After receiving hundreds of requests from users of Adobe Reader to release a version on Solaris x86 platform, here's something all of you have been waiting to hear - yes, the decision to add this support has been taken and we're planning to add Solaris x86 to our supported platforms list in the next release of Adobe Reader which might happen in 2009.

This was, of course, not a straightforward decision - there are lots of dependencies that we need to deal with, including third-party dependencies, platform limitations, internal and external dependencies and resource constraints. These constraints are not always apparent but have to be dealt with when a huge product like the Reader needs to be ported to a new platform.

As always, we're keen on understanding the needs of the users of our product and to do as much as we possibly can. We would like to thank each one of you for persevering, and would request you to continue to provide us with valuable feedback about any and every aspect of the product to help us make it even better! And of course, thanks for your patience!

Update [25 March 2009]: Adobe Reader 9.1 has been released on Solaris x86 and OpenSolaris x86. Please refer this blog post for the release announcement.