FileOpen Installer (a plug-in for Adobe Reader)

[damontallen]

FYI I followed the directions here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=665201

and then everything installed fine. Thanks for all your help.

[zami]

laura@Red:~/Desktop/FileOpenInstaller$ ./commandline_installer.sh

*************** FileOpen Plug-in Installer ***************

Removing any old installation files...
mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/laura/plug_ins': File exists
Trying to read Acrobat Reader version...
Path to executable : /usr/bin/acroread
Acrobat Reader version 9.4 found.
Incorrect Acrobat Reader version "9.4" found. Exiting installer.

BOOO!!!

It's October 2010, and this is still a problem.

That's just absurd, to expect people to downgrade Adobe Reader just to use OpenFile.

I bought a downloadable sewing pattern through McCalls (one of the few giant sewing pattern companies), who offer their downloadable patterns through printsew.com, who, apparently use OpenFile.

Three complaint letters, coming up...


-zami

[roymilner2001]

It's April of 2011 and it still doesn't work. I was able to follow the link from another post to get Reader 8.1 and install it. Then the OpenFileInstaller worked. If it's been this long, I doubt there will be a fix.

[damontallen]

It has been a while but if the older adobe still gets FileOpen to install I would downgrade temporarily, then using cups-pdf print out the entire document to a pdf then reinstall the newer version (or just abandon adobe reader). This is assuming you are able to print the file at least once.

[BlastXng]

I have the same problem.. FileOpen is a pile of garbage. I am running Ubuntu 11.10 X64.. I downloaded and installed an older Adobe (8.X) that was in a deb format. Stupid Ubuntu Software Manager wouldn't let me install it..

So I did a forced install
sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i Adobe-Garbage.deb

It apparently ran but now Adobe Reader isn't showing up in synaptic or Ubuntu Software Center as installed or available. Sheesh! I can't run the Adobe reader from any menu for it didn't install a link..

FileOpen does have a "new" x64 plug in but only for Windows 7..

Anyone ever get this corrected?

Okay so rant is done and I am steamed.. I got this to work!

- install older Adobe Reader version 8.17
- Perform a force install if using X64 Linux (see above)
- Download and install old pile of garbage FileOpen Plugin
- Install FileOpen Garbage Plug-in
- Run Adobe from the command line in terminal "sudo ./acroread" The file acroread should be here Blastxng@DarkUbMint:/opt/Adobe/Reader8/bin$
- Manually go to the directory that has the Adobe files that you want to open.
- open them and enter username and password as/if required

NOTE There is IMHO a SERIOUS SECURITY ISSUE with FileOPen. It Actually displays the plaintext password that you have to enter to open a file.