Btw, the latest Version can be found at the ftp site only (ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/9.x/), while the "official" download site still offers 9.4.2-1 :-]

Adobe reader is working fine here without additional packages

Please note that this is slackware sub forum, so apt-get is not a solution here

... oops, sorry: I was blind. Nevertheless, at the very moment - after a dist-upgrade on debian apt-get isn't a solution anymore :-/

It is an old thread, but it still applies.

As i said the other day,

Nothing in this thread or any of the others on the subject fixes the problem, but I just noticed an interesting twist.
Acroread will open a .pdf file IF done so from another application.
For example, you are in your favorite file manager and come across a .pdf. If you right click on the
file you are given an option to open the file with one or more applications. I can do that and it works, but, as previously mentioned I cannot open a file directly from acroread.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

It is also possible to open a .pdf from the command line (in a terminal) using,

acroread /path-to/examplefilename.pdf

However, as said before, acroread will crash if you try to open a file from the GUI tool bar using, File > Open.

I'm seeing the same with kernel 4.20.10. acroread opens pdfs fine from command line, or from recent history, but immediately crashes from the open menu command.

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Tail end of a strace showed:

openat(AT_FDCWD, "/usr/lib/libcroco-0.6.so.3", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE|O_CLOEXEC) = 16
read(16, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\340r\0\0004\0\0\0"..., 512) = 512
fstat64(16, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=247400, ...}) = 0
mmap2(NULL, 250208, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 16, 0) = 0xf350a000
mmap2(0xf3545000, 12288, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 16, 0x3a000) = 0xf3545000
close(16) = 0
mprotect(0xf3545000, 8192, PROT_READ) = 0
mprotect(0xf1dd9000, 176128, PROT_READ) = 0
mprotect(0xf354b000, 4096, PROT_READ) = 0
futex(0xf64c2dc8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 2147483647) = 0
futex(0xf6da46f0, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 2147483647) = 0
--- SIGSEGV {si_signo=SIGSEGV, si_code=SI_KERNEL, si_addr=NULL} ---
getpid() = 25697
rt_sigaction(SIGABRT, {sa_handler=SIG_DFL, sa_mask=[ABRT], sa_flags=SA_RESTART}, {sa_handler=0x8509c3e, sa_mask=[], sa_flags=0}, 8) = 0
exit_group(1) = ?
+++ exited with 1 +++

bt from gdb showed:

Thread 1 "acroread" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0xf12045c9 in ?? () from /usr/lib/librsvg-2.so.2
(gdb) bt
#0 0xf12045c9 in ?? () from /usr/lib/librsvg-2.so.2
#1 0xf100e161 in ?? () from /usr/lib/librsvg-2.so.2
#2 0xf10574d0 in ?? () from /usr/lib/librsvg-2.so.2
#3 0xf0fd6659 in ?? () from /usr/lib/librsvg-2.so.2
#4 0xf652a888 in g_type_create_instance () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#5 0xf6507476 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#6 0xf6508ddc in g_object_new_with_properties () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#7 0xf65096d6 in g_object_new () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#8 0xf0fd6710 in rsvg_handle_new () from /usr/lib/librsvg-2.so.2
#9 0xf34753b4 in ?? () from /usr/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-svg.so
#10 0xf65a6edb in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0
#11 0xf65a78a3 in gdk_pixbuf_loader_close () from /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0
#12 0xf65a3cfc in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0
#13 0xf65a4ea5 in gdk_pixbuf_new_from_stream_at_scale () from /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0
#14 0xf67a6492 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#15 0xf67a9b81 in gtk_icon_info_load_icon () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#16 0xf67babde in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#17 0xf67bad29 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#18 0xf67bae38 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#19 0xf6501575 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#20 0xf6515f2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#21 0xf651f622 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#22 0xf65201ca in g_signal_emit_by_name () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#23 0xf685bab5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#24 0xf685c6df in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#25 0xf69190d7 in gtk_widget_size_request () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#26 0xf671d4b3 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#27 0xf6501575 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#28 0xf6515f2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#29 0xf651f622 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#30 0xf65201ca in g_signal_emit_by_name () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#31 0xf685bab5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#32 0xf685c6df in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#33 0xf69190d7 in gtk_widget_size_request () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
--Type <RET> for more, q to quit, c to continue without paging--c
#34 0xf68c6eec in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#35 0xf6501575 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#36 0xf6515f2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#37 0xf651f622 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#38 0xf65201ca in g_signal_emit_by_name () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#39 0xf685bab5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#40 0xf685c6df in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#41 0xf69190d7 in gtk_widget_size_request () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#42 0xf68bd08f in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#43 0xf68c0c7c in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#44 0xf6501575 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#45 0xf6515f2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#46 0xf651f622 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#47 0xf65201ca in g_signal_emit_by_name () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#48 0xf685bab5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#49 0xf685c6df in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#50 0xf69190d7 in gtk_widget_size_request () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#51 0xf6714e5d in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#52 0xf6501575 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#53 0xf6515f2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#54 0xf651f622 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#55 0xf65201ca in g_signal_emit_by_name () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#56 0xf685bab5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#57 0xf685c6df in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#58 0xf69190d7 in gtk_widget_size_request () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#59 0xf68102eb in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#60 0xf6501575 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#61 0xf6515f2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#62 0xf651f622 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#63 0xf65201ca in g_signal_emit_by_name () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#64 0xf685bab5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#65 0xf685c6df in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#66 0xf69190d7 in gtk_widget_size_request () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#67 0xf6714e5d in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#68 0xf6501575 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#69 0xf6515f2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#70 0xf651f622 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#71 0xf65201ca in g_signal_emit_by_name () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#72 0xf685bab5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#73 0xf685c6df in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#74 0xf69190d7 in gtk_widget_size_request () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#75 0xf6714e5d in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#76 0xf6501575 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#77 0xf6515f2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#78 0xf651f622 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#79 0xf65201ca in g_signal_emit_by_name () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#80 0xf685bab5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#81 0xf685c6df in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#82 0xf69190d7 in gtk_widget_size_request () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#83 0xf6714e5d in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#84 0xf6501575 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#85 0xf6515f2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#86 0xf651f622 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#87 0xf65201ca in g_signal_emit_by_name () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#88 0xf685bab5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#89 0xf685c6df in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#90 0xf69190d7 in gtk_widget_size_request () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#91 0xf6714e5d in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#92 0xf6501575 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#93 0xf6515f2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#94 0xf651f622 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#95 0xf65201ca in g_signal_emit_by_name () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#96 0xf685bab5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#97 0xf685c6df in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#98 0xf69190d7 in gtk_widget_size_request () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#99 0xf692ae3b in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#100 0xf6501662 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#101 0xf6515f2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#102 0xf651f622 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#103 0xf65201ca in g_signal_emit_by_name () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#104 0xf685bab5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#105 0xf685c6df in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#106 0xf69190d7 in gtk_widget_size_request () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#107 0xf692b961 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#108 0xf692e4c6 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#109 0xf6501662 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#110 0xf6515f2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#111 0xf651f622 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#112 0xf651fcd3 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#113 0xf69216ec in gtk_widget_show () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#114 0xf6753b08 in gtk_dialog_run () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#115 0x08505a43 in _start ()

Not sure if this is of any use. Nothing jumped out at me as useful.

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Well, I just noticed Adobe Reader-9.5.5.1, is working again, that is, a .pdf file can be opened from within the program.
As described above, a file could be opened "remotely," e.g., from within a file manager, but not directly from within acroread.
I have no idea what fixed the problem, perhaps, a kernel upgrade or video driver, but, regardless, it is fixed.
Just FYI.

The last (ever) official release of AdobeReader can be found at http://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reade...9.x/9.5.5/enu/
Note that those files are already 6 years old and 32-bit only, so you'll need the multilib (32-bit) package of xz (cq liblzma.so) installed in your system.

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