Paul wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, Jeff Malka wrote:
>
> >What you have to do now is
> >> "cp /usr/local/Acrobat4/bin/acroread /usr/local/bin/acroread"
> >> (all without the quote marks) and then your user command
> >> "acroread blahblah.pdf" should work.
> >
> >This is another newbie so excuse the stupid question. Should it be copied
> >or "moved"? That is, is it important not to delete the original location?
>
> cp means copy.
>
> >Better still, is there a way to tell Linux where to install the application?
>
> Did you see a question concerning this during installation? If no, then
> there is none (if you installed the RPM). If you installed from TAR.GZ
> there are ways to manipulate things (but only do that if you know what
> you're playing with.)
>
> Paul
>
> >> Ok. Then diagnose. If you installed it, then you can do a
> >> couple of things. First, do you normally type commands as
> >> root or as user? Root and user have different search paths
> >> for commands. For instance, if the acroread was installed
> >> in /usr/local/bin root cannot run it (and shouldn't).
> >>
> >> You need to find out where acroread is, so be root and type
> >> "updatedb" which updates your "locate" database (good thing
> >> to do after installing new software). When that is done
> >> then (again as root) "locate acroread". You will probably
> >> get the location "/usr/local/Acrobat4/bin/acroread" which is
> >> not in anyone's search path. What you have to do now is
> >> "cp /usr/local/Acrobat4/bin/acroread /usr/local/bin/acroread"
> >> (all without the quote marks) and then your user command
> >> "acroread blahblah.pdf" should work.
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Phil
> >>
> >> On Wed, 12 Jul 2000, Dennis Myers wrote:
> >>
> >> Oh, the reply on the acroread is also " command not found " or something
> >like
> >> that.
> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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Ok, that did it, I still can't get the command acroread blahblah.pdf to work,
but I was able to link my desktop Icon to the acroread file in
/usr/local/bin/acroread and when I click on it it pops up Acrobat Reader and the
world is good again. Thanks, once again for your help. Dennis
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