It will provide you with a binary file, which has to be installed through command-line along with an installer for 32-bit Ubuntu or Debian systems. This is a free product which allows users to search, read, view or print PDF files easily. Only users with strong technical knowledge can use Linux distributions. However, using Linux OS is not an easy task. If you want to make a formal request for Acrobat products (Reader or otherwise), make such a request at Acrobat UserVoice.Options for using Adobe Reader with LinuxĮven though Adobe ® Reader is not available on the official website of Adobe Acrobat, you can easily download and install it on your Linux systems with ease. Note that these communities are not a direct access to Adobe's product groups. Hint: for many if not most of our web-based PDF services services, we are certainly not using Linux. There are considerable costs involved for a “free” reader product including not only development, but testing and especially support in the case of Linux, this includes the multiple versions and distributions of same.ĭon't make assumptions about what type of servers Adobe is using for internal purposes.
Quite frankly, there was simply not enough interest in Adobe Reader, Acrobat or any other Adobe document or graphic arts applications under Linux where many if not most users expect applications to be “free” or at a much lower price point than for Windows and MacOS. The “free” Adobe Acrobat Reader is provided as an “entry point” for licensing other products such as Acrobat Standard (Windows), Acrobat Pro, and various add-on services on iOS and Android (Android is not Linux). Decisons as to which operating systems and versions of same to support are based on an analysis of potential returns on investment. Simply answer your question, don't count on it, unless something very dramatic occurs to make desktop use of Linux even begin to approach usage of Windows or even MacOS!Īdobe never committed to providing a version of any of its applications in perpetuity for any particular operating system or version thereof and providing support for same.
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