[mdlug] Adobe abandons Linux !?!

[Jeff Hanson]

To use acroread from Raring, create the following file:
/etc/apt/preferences.d/acroread-raring:
Package: acroread*
Pin: release n=raring
Pin-Priority: 1050

Then apt-get update, apt-get install acroread.  That should work for 14.04
which is what I'm using.

On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 4:03 PM, rstaff <rstaff at sprynet.com> wrote:
>
> It appears that there is no longer any current Linux updates for the Adobe
> PDF Reader and the Adobe Flash Player from Adobe.
> There are a number of native Linux PDF readers that do a decent job, thus
> not an issue for me.
> However, there are many web sites that use the Adobe Flash Player plugin.
> I fear that my Ubuntu 12.04 desktop will eventually become persona non
> grata at these sites.
> Is there a native Linux solution to the Flash Player plugin issue?
> For now I have been ignoring the warning messages that Firefox keeps
> popping up at these sites.
> Thank you,
> Rick Staff
> P.S.  When I boot into Windows 7, I am able to get the latest version from
> Adobe.  Should I abandon Linux as my primary desktop PC?
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