Hello
I have recently installed Adobe reader . But i just cant seem to open any pdf file using it.
When i give the command “acroread <filename>” from the terminal it gives me a error saying:
/usr/bin/acroread: line 486: : -ge: unary operator expected
'Help…
Thanks
I’m not sure what version of openSUSE you are using but a quick Google search; I found a bug relating to openSUSE 11.2 and Acrobat 9.3. The suggestion was to use a free PDF viewer.
Hope that this helps.
Cheers!
etech97 
How did you install it? Via one of the repositories?
software.opensuse.org: Search Results
I don’t use Adobe in the Linux world, but for help on the specific error, you might need to contact Adobe for support (as it is proprietary code).
acroread 9.4 works very well on OS 11.3. I’d try to reinstall it via Yast.
Hello
Thanks
I have opensuse11.2 on mt system. I tried to install Adobe 8.1.7 (AdobeReader_enu-8.1.7-1.i486.rpm) on my system. Then it gives me 2 failed dependencies:
libGL.so.1 is needed by AdobeReader_enu-8.1.7-1.i486
libGLU.so.1 is needed by AdobeReader_enu-8.1.7-1.i486
i just cant seem to find these 2 for opensuse 11.2
I had earlier installed adobe 7.1 . It worked properly for few hours but then again it started giving errors.
Thanks…
msaxena wrote:
>
> Hello
> Thanks
>
> I have opensuse11.2 on mt system. I tried to install Adobe 8.1.7
> (AdobeReader_enu-8.1.7-1.i486.rpm) on my system. Then it gives me 2
> failed dependencies:
> libGL.so.1 is needed by AdobeReader_enu-8.1.7-1.i486
> libGLU.so.1 is needed by AdobeReader_enu-8.1.7-1.i486
>
> i just cant seem to find these 2 for opensuse 11.2
>
> I had earlier installed adobe 7.1 . It worked properly for few hours
> but then again it started giving errors.
>
> Thanks…
>
>
Why do you install such old and outdated versions, the non oss repo always
contains an actual build of acroread, I recommend you remove that acrobat
from your system and then simply type as root in a terminal
zypper in acroread
Till a few weeks ago I had 11.2 on my PC and acroread 9.3 from the non oss
repository and did not have any problems with that.
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On 2010-10-19 09:06, msaxena wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> I have recently installed Adobe reader . But i just cant seem to open
> any pdf file using it.
How and where from you installed it?
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
msaxena wrote:
> Hello
>
> I have recently installed Adobe reader . But i just cant seem to open
> any pdf file using it.
> When i give the command “acroread <filename>” from the terminal it
> gives me a error saying:
> /usr/bin/acroread: line 486: : -ge: unary operator expected
> 'Help…
>
> Thanks
>
>
i see these are your first two posts to our forum -=Welcome=-
if you are new to Linux or just openSUSE you need to not install the
old fashioned (so last century) way of going to the different web
sites and download and click click click…and wonder why it won’t work…
instead if you know how to uninstall that adobe, do that and open
YaST, click on Software Management, then type in acroread, click
Accept and you are done…
same for most other things…they are in repo… read up on all of that
here: http://en.opensuse.org/Concepts
lots and lots of stuff to learn, but it is worth it…believe me…
by the way, i guess before you installed the Adobe reader there was
already a free open source reader default installed…(which is MUCH
faster) try, at the command line
kpdf <filename>
which might only work if you are using KDE, you should say which
version and DE you use, or put it in your sig…
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DenverD
When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD [posted via NNTP w/openSUSE 10.3]
As far as opening up PDF’s in Linux thats easy you have 2 very nice PDF readers Evince which is installed by default for Gnome and Okular for KDE. Both are very nice PDF readers and even do more.
On 2010-10-19 09:36, deano ferrari wrote:
> I don’t use Adobe in the Linux world, but for help on the specific
> error, you might need to contact ‘Adobe’ (http://tinyurl.com/q7u8s) for
> support (as it is proprietary code).
No need. Acroread from openSUSE works perfectly.
He is installing the wrong version who knows where from and how.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
On 2010-10-19 10:36, msaxena wrote:
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> Hello
> Thanks
>
> I have opensuse11.2 on mt system. I tried to install Adobe 8.1.7
openSUSE has acroread 9-0-4 - why on earth are you installing those things? No wonder you have
problems. Install the suse version, and do it the suse way!
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
He is installing the wrong version who knows where from and how.
I asked that question already (without answer)
How did you install it? Via one of the repositories?
No need. Acroread from openSUSE works perfectly.
I’m sure it does. The software search shows that it is available from the openSUSE non-oss repo ie a web-based means to demonstrate that the package is available for 11.3 at least. (I’m sure the OP is capable of using yast or zypper to search for and install any required packages).
On 2010-10-19 20:06, deano ferrari wrote:
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>> He is installing the wrong version who knows where from and how.
>>
> I asked that question already (without answer)
He said “AdobeReader_enu-8.1.7-1.i486.rpm”, and earlier “7.1”. No idea where he could be getting
those. Well, google finds it, but…
Go figure. Instead of just asking yast to install it, he might have been googling who knows where to
find software and wrecking his machine in the process.
>> No need. Acroread from openSUSE works perfectly.
>
> I’m sure it does. The software search shows that it is available from
> the openSUSE non-oss repo ie a web-based means to demonstrate that the
> package is available for 11.3 at least. (I’m sure the OP is capable of
> using yast or zypper to search for and install any required packages).
It has been available for all suse versions I have known for more than 10 years
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
Carlos E. R. wrote:
> He said “AdobeReader_enu-8.1.7-1.i486.rpm”, and earlier “7.1”. No idea
> where he could be getting those. Well, google finds it, but…
>
Directly from the adobe ftp server I think (at least I saw them there) but
as I also said earlier I have no clue why someone wants to install that old
things and figure out the dependencies by hand instead of the recent version
from the non-oss repository.
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openSUSE 11.3 64 bit | Intel Core2 Duo T9300@2.50GHz | KDE 4.5 | Quadro FX
3600M | 4GB Ram
It has been available for all suse versions I have known for more than 10 years
I know 
But I still choose not to use it.
Directly from the adobe ftp server I think (at least I saw them there) but
as I also said earlier I have no clue why someone wants to install that old
things and figure out the dependencies by hand instead of the recent version
from the non-oss repository.
I agree.
On 2010-10-20 02:06, deano ferrari wrote:
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>> It has been available for all suse versions I have known for more than
>> 10 years
>
> I know But I still choose not to use it.
There is no choice. Many files simply display very badly in available free alternatives. Think of
forms to be filled online, invoices with (legally binding) cryptographic signatures…
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
There is no choice. Many files simply display very badly in available free alternatives. Think of
forms to be filled online, invoices with (legally binding) cryptographic signatures…
Yep… thankfully, I’ve managed to avoid them. No different to MS Publisher etc. People creating any kind of content need to be educated and encouraged into using open file formats.
Anyway, we’re digressing. The OP should be using a package version that works.
…or use a free PDF / documents-reader, as recommended before. DenverD mentioned KPDF, which is outdated and was not ported to KDE4, but its successor Okular is pretty cool too (much faster and smoother than the Adobe Reader). You can install it via YaST or just call this command (as root):
zypper in okular
On 2010-10-20 21:36, deano ferrari wrote:
> People creating any kind of content need to be educated
> and encouraged into using open file formats.
I hate to say that there are no free alternatives for features like legally binding signatures (and
more). Just name a free alternative to generate and open, in a single program, documents with
cryptographic signatures. No, PGP/GPG is not an option, they are not legally binding. Adobe has
found a nice niche here for them. Just count our blessings that they make a reader for linux (try to
press for a writer), and hope that Microsoft doesn’t make a successful competing format, for which
they will surely not make a linux version 
I’m not happy about the situation, I just want to point that the adobe reader is needed. And we have
it in our repos, no need to jump through loops. For any other uses, of course, use evince, okular,
xpdf… anything. They are faster and more secure than acroread.
> Anyway, we’re digressing. The OP should be using a package version that
> works.
Absolutely.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)