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Where to get libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0:i386 ? I'm using Ubuntu 24.04.

I'm actually trying to run Adobe Reader under Ubuntu 24.04, but failed. And I even did sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386, but still no luck to run Adobe Reader.

I even tried the solution sudo apt-get install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0:i386 suggested on stackoverflow, but:

E: Unable to locate package libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0:i386
E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0'
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0'

Finally, I noticed

ldd /opt/Adobe/Reader9/Reader/intellinux/bin/acroread | grep "not found"
    linux-gate.so.1 (0xf2700000)
    libBIB.so => not found
    libBIBUtils.so => not found
    libACE.so => not found
    libAGM.so => not found
    libCoolType.so => not found
    libAXE8SharedExpat.so => not found
    libJP2K.so => not found
    libAdobeXMP.so => not found
    libicuuc.so.36 => not found
    libssl.so.0.9.8 => not found
    libcrypto.so.0.9.8 => not found
    libgdk_pixbuf_xlib-2.0.so.0 => not found
    libResAccess.so => not found

Anyway, how to successfully run Acrobat Reader on Ubuntu 24.04?

Cheers

muru
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Pei JIA
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  • I doubt you're going to get much help here, considering that the latest version of acroread is 11 years old. I did find this recent tutorial - https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-adobe-acrobat-reader-on-ubuntu-20-04-focal-fossa-linux - but I would not do it. – ajgringo619 May 15 '24 at 16:43
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    Why would you ever consider a i386 version and what is wrong with acrordrdc? – Rinzwind May 15 '24 at 17:24
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    A version of Evince should already be installed. You don't need the Adobe Reader anymore. Even Chrome/Chromium and Microsoft's fork Edge will read PDF files. – eyoung100 May 15 '24 at 20:54
  • Well. Some times, the encrypted .pdf file requires Adobe Reader. Please refer to: https://imgur.com/a/HDRGTnD – Pei JIA May 16 '24 at 18:50
  • Funny story: I found this page because I tried to install Acrobat Reader 9 after upgrading to ubuntu 2024.04,... looking for libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0:i386. – Frank M Aug 31 '24 at 23:20

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I've got acroread working after installing libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 from Debian Bookworm:

wget http://ftp.cz.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/gdk-pixbuf-xlib/libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0_2.40.2-2_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0_2.40.2-2_i386.deb
petrnik
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  • The above solution from @petrnik worked for me, using same configuration, ubuntu 24.04 and latest acroread. Had exactly the same issues detailed in this thread. Now just receiving following errors, else works fine ```(acroread:19710): Gtk-WARNING **: 13:17:16.496: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "adwaita",

    (acroread:19710): Gtk-WARNING **: 13:17:16.496: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",```

     – Violet Nov 23 '24 at 12:19
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Well, acroread 32bit version worked fine until the upgrade to Ubuntu 24, which i for one would have liked to continue.

Evince, Atril and the like don't have the full function set of acroread. In my case i need to see an embedded XML in a PDF/A.

acrordrdc in wine i'll try, but i think that's a crutch.

For acrordrdc on Snap i won't start with the Snap system, period.

That's what's wrong. Best regards.

Wolf Lichtenberger
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Even if you DO get libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0:i386 installed, you will be hit with a libglib-2.0 issue in 24.04. What's a person to do to get acrobat reader?! Flatpak! As an added benefit, it's more secure than loading it natively!

sudo apt install flatpak
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install https://dl.flathub.org/repo/appstream/com.adobe.Reader.flatpakref
flatpak run com.adobe.Reader

To enable printing:

flatpak install flathub com.github.tchx84.Flatseal
flatpak run com.github.tchx84.Flatseal

Then run flatseal, click on acrobat, under socket you will see "printing system" and click to enable it.

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Your second option is to use the snap version of acrobat reader DC. Much more features, much less stable. Crashes if you try to sign a doc.

snap install acrordrdc
snap connect acrordrdc:removable-media
snap connect acrordrdc:cups-control

When a box comes up asking, select "always open with protected mode disabled."

I am aware this is not exactly an answer to the original question and I am performing some degree of necromancy. Still, I post in the hopes this helps somebody.

Dan Schmidt
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