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Adobe Acrobat Reader ver.7 for Linux (beta)
Author: bruceg
Date: Wed Apr 6 01:55:16 2005
Subject: Adobe Acrobat Reader ver.7 for Linux (beta) Adobe Acrobat Reader version 7 is now available in beta for Linux. I just grabbed it off their FTP site, as this is currently the only way to get it. So far, it looks and acts very much like the Windows version. They finally dumped that horrible Motif type of GUI, and it looks much cleaner. It's a fairly large donwload, coming in at around 40MB, but to support all the various flavors of Linux, I am sure that everything is statically linked into the application.
I am glad to see Adobe working with Linux. I also read they joined OSDL, and may even offer other Adobe prodcuts on linux! I know a lot of movie production shops have made the switch to Linux, so I am sure they are asking for native Linux versions of other Adobe products. Since they develop for OS X, it is probably not that difficult to make the port to Linux. Statically linking will ensure compatibility across the many flavors of linux, but will of course require a little extra disk space.
You can find the beta of Acroat Reader version 7 for linux here:
ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/7x/7.0/enu/
--BruceGarlock
Note:As of August 2009, the proper link is now Adobe Reader Download - All Versions
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Wed Apr 6 14:38:03 2005: drag
Good for Adobe.. One of the guys I work with was actually a beta tester. Says it's a much better product.
Although Adobe is very smart for supporting linux... It's getting quite stiff compitition here compared to Windows. For instance you have ghostscript, which is a free framework for making postscript/pdf files and OO.org has output-to-pdf feature which you have to pay for Adobe distiller for MS Office, I beleive.
Good stuff. Now I can have a nice program to get the odd pdf files that won't work in gpdf.
Also in a side note if you ever need to author professional looking PDF files, or make something to be published (like fliers or CD covers or whatnot) check out http://www.scribus.org.uk/. It's a Linux/OSS application for desktop layout and publishing.
--Drag
Wed Apr 6 17:08:03 2005: bruceg2004
Scribus is a very cool app. It has really matured the past year or so, and very much usable on a daily basis now.
--BruceGarlock
Thu Apr 7 01:22:57 2005: bruceg2004
Did you find a template for CD or DVD covers? I only see a few templates included with the latest version. I guess I could always create my own, but if it has already been done, why waste time...
--BruceGarlock
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