On Fri, 3 Jun 2016 18:13:41 +0200 "G. Schlisio" <g.schlisio@dukun.de> wrote:
hi list,
the aur package for adobes pdf reader acroread [0] is broken since 2 weeks now. it ships an outdated version of this software, because adobe stopped building it for linux in may 2013.
Honestly, I gave up on keeping the Linux version of Adobe Reader running long since — but it's honestly unnecessary. Adobe Reader 11 works flawlessly under Wine, with a little assistance from Winetricks. Run the following commands: $ curl -O https://ardownload2.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.10/en_US/AdbeRd... $ export WINEDEBUG=-all WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=~/.local/share/wineprefixes/acroread/ $ winetricks prefix=acroread win7 atmlib riched20 wsh57 mspatcha $ wine AdbeRdr11010_en_US.exe # When prompted during installation, select “Manual” for updates. $ winetricks prefix=acroread winxp That sequence will install Adobe Reader 11 and all its necessary support DLLs into a dedicated Wine bottle, and Wine nowadays is smart enough to generate .desktop files that find it, use the correct prefix, and even associate PDFs and PDF forms with it. I hope that resolves your issues. ~Celti