I installed Adobe's PDF viewer.

I go to open a PDF file and I goto open with and then other application. acroread isnt in that list. How do I add it?

Thanks.

What distribution are we talking about? They are all pretty different.

Martin

It depends which window manager you're using. I expect you can just type acroread into the box or something. Or failing that, use a console window and do it that way.

You probably have a couple of PDF readers already installed anyway...gpdf or xpdf depending on your distro.

using gnome on debian

cant add anything in that box

What do you mean? Adobe acrobat reader is not in debian but from what i remember adobe do have linux versions of their reader for free download. Go take a look at their website.

By the way, I forgot to mention that debian do come with quite a few pdf viewers like xpdf, gv, gnome-gv....

I use Gnome on RedHat8 and Fedora Core 2. Hope it's close enough. I haven't got any Debian box, I'm afraid.

o Right-click on icon "Open With" > "Other Application"

o There is a section called "File Types and Programs" and a button labeled "Go There". Click it.

o In the new window there is a section "Actions" and a drop down menu "Default action". Select "Custom"

o Now you can type a new program name in the field "Program to run:"

You should probably give the full search path there e.g. /usr/bin/acroread. If you don't know the path, try this:

o Open a terminal window and type acroread. If that works, then acroread is in your search path. Get the path with:
which acroread

o Otherwise, search for it!
find / -name 'acroread'

Did this solve your problem?

Good luck!
Martin

I did that but it still doesnt open with acroread

No where in my /etc/mailcap file does it say acroread

Did you manage to find arcoread? Can you run it from a menu or a xterm?

Have you tried using a different pdf viewer...maybe xpdf or gpdf?

yeah i can run it from a terminal no problem.

Heres where I have the mime type set.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Screenshot.jpg

That looks pretty much correct. Just to rule out that, try entering the full search path for acroread in the "Program to run" field. Type
which acroread
in a terminal to see the full path. A full search path always starts with / e.g. /usr/bin/acroread

Martin

Ok I did that.

It still tries to open with gnome pdf.

I fixed it.

I added application/pdf; /usr/local/Acrobat5/bin/acroread %s

to my ~/.mailcap

and in the file types thing, I had to put /usr/local/Acrobat5/bin/acroread %s

not just

/usr/local/Acrobat5/bin/acroread

I know this is an old thread, but it is very close to the solution to a problem I have.

My Q: What did you mean by "the file types thing"?

And BTW, your link:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Screenshot.jpg
has, understandably, gone stale.