acroread

From Peyton Hall Documentation

Adobe's Acrobat Reader (called 'acroread' on Unix systems) lets you view and print PDF files. If the file was created properly (as a PDF form), you can even fill out information on the screen which will be included when you print it, so that you can fill out already designed forms on the computer instead of printing them first. PDFs can also be generated by OpenOffice.org and by many applications on the Mac.

Installing

Acrobat Reader is installed on the network, so on most machines you need only type 'acroread' to run it. There may be different versions available, though we try to have the latest installed and running that works with the majority of machines in the building (some updates require newer versions of Linux, so while it may be installed it will not be linked as 'acroread', but with a different name; look in /usr/peyton for other versions).

If you wish to install the program on your personal machine, you can download the latest version at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.

FAQ

Error loading 'rsiidl_linux_x86.api'

If you see the error message "There was an error while loading the plug-in 'rsiidl_linux_x86.api'. The plug-in failed to load." when you start acroread, this is related to a conflict between Acrobat and IDL. They both look at the directory ~/plug_ins for any plug-in modules to load. You can safely remove the file from that directory, but it will reappear the next time you run IDL. We're not aware of a more permanent solution to the problem, but it shouldn't prevent Acrobat from running - just give you the annoying warning when run.