Hi Neil, thanks for the link...........I downloaded and installed and it's working fine. Thanks again, Brian On Tue, 2002-11-05 at 05:58, Neil Loffhagen wrote: > Hi Brian, > > Don't take offense from anyone here. Most try to help. I'm also fairly > new to Linux and offer the following: > > I've just downloaded acrobat and the plugin from: > http://www.gurulabs.com/downloads.html and ran the rpm from a terminal > session logged in as root. Did the following: > [local]su > [local]password > [local]rpm -i acroread-5.06-4.i386.rpm > [local]rpm -i acroread-plugin-5.06-4.i386.rpm > > It put the Acrobat launcher in Extras -> Graphics and it seems to run > okay. The plugin tested okay as well. Opened up a pdf file from compaq > web site with Mozilla successfully. > > This was all done in RH8.0 that has had all the RH8 updates installed. > > Hope this helps. > > Neil. > > On Tue, 2002-11-05 at 10:18, Brian Craft wrote: > > Are you always a JERK or just PMS'd today? I have read the release > > notes and followed the instructions and it still wouldn't work. Why > > don't you quit insulting people and grow up and be useful in society and > > maybe you'll earn a little respect someday. > > > > Brian > > > > > > On Tue, 2002-11-05 at 02:33, Jesse Keating wrote: > > > On 05 Nov 2002 00:16:33 -0500 > > > Brian Craft <javaman67@acd.net> wrote: > > > > > > # > > > # Has anyone got Acrobat Reader to work in Red Hat 8 yet? I'm getting > > > # an error refering to unicode RH is using. > > > > > > You would think a person who has a 28 line signature ( a good portion of > > > it being blank lines...) would be into reading. The Release-Notes for > > > 8.0 clearly go over the unicode issue, and touch on acroread > > > specifically. Perhaps next time you should read those notes, as they > > > aren't just space fillers (like some peoples signatures...) > > > > > > -- > > > Jesse Keating > > > For Web Services and Linux Consulting, Visit --> j2Solutions.net > > > Mondo DevTeam (www.mondorescue.org) > > > > > > Was I helpful? Let others know: > > > http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=jkeating > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Psyche-list mailing list > > > Psyche-list@redhat.com > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > > -- > > > > Brian Craft > > > > Registered Linux User # 210286 > > Linux Registered machine: 97873 > > Yahoo Instant Messenger ID: bcraft67 > > ICQ id: 129672292 > > AIM: linuxgeek67 > > Linux......the OS of Choice! > > > > Public GPG Key for javaman67 found at: > > http://www.mandrakesecure.net/cks/index.php > > > > "After you install Windows XP, you have the option to create user > > accounts. > > If you create user accounts, by default, they will have an account type > > of > > Administrator with no password." -- Microsoft KnowledgeBase article > > Q293834 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Psyche-list mailing list > > Psyche-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > -- > Thanks, > > Neil > 07973 206168 > mailto:neil@c-w-services.co.uk > http://www.c-w-services.co.uk > > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Brian Craft Registered Linux User # 210286 Linux Registered machine: 97873 Yahoo Instant Messenger ID: bcraft67 ICQ id: 129672292 AIM: linuxgeek67 Linux......the OS of Choice! "After you install Windows XP, you have the option to create user accounts. If you create user accounts, by default, they will have an account type of Administrator with no password." -- Microsoft KnowledgeBase article Q293834 -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
