::installing adobe reader 8.1.1 for slackware linux::

installing adobe reader 8.1.1 for slackware linux

since there is no Adobe Reader package (*.tgz) for Slackware, we have to compile it from source *.tar.gz

1. download the source at Adobe Reader Homepage

2. select the source and download it
Operating System: Linux
Select a version: Linux x86 (.tar.gz)
Select a language: English

3. once download finish, cd to the directory of downloaded file and issue:
tar -zxvf adobe-reader-version.tar.gz
e.g
$ tar -zxvf AdobeReader_enu-8.1.1-1.i486.tar.gz
AdobeReader/
AdobeReader/INSTALL
AdobeReader/ReadMe.htm
AdobeReader/COMMON.TAR
AdobeReader/ILINXR.TAR

4. cd to AdobeReader/ and run:
./install

5. once asked, specify where do you want Adobe Reader to be installed. By default, on Linux, Adobe Reader is installed in /opt/Adobe. But I choose mine on /usr/lib/adobe

6. cd to the installation path (e.g /opt/Adobe or /usr/lib/adobe) and run:
$ acroread
(or you may double click Adobe Reader icon at the Desktop)

7. I do have minor issue while installing the reader saying that Adobe Reader cannot find gtk library.
Error: "Unable to find the HTML rendering library (libgtkembedmoz)."

explanation from Adobe.com:
This happens if acroread was unable to find libgtkembedmoz.so and related component files on your system.
solution is here

what is libgtkembedmoz library for?
- This library is required for rendering HTML content in Adobe Reader.

since I got Mozilla Firefox installed, i just search for file name libgtkembedmoz and point Adobe Reader to its directory
$ locate libgtkembedmoz
/usr/lib/seamonkey-1.1.4/libgtkembedmoz.so

8. open Adobe Reader >> Edit >> Preferences >> Internet >> libgtkembedmoz Folder >> put in the directory (e.g /usr/lib/seamonkey-1.1.4/), click OK and you're done!