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[MU]

Note:
there is a MUCH smaller version 5 (10 MB):
http://noforum.de/dotpups/acroread-5.0.pup


We currently discuss PDF-Viewers here:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=25981
Use this big one only, if others fail for you.

Version 8.1.1.1
This seems to load much faster than version 7.
You also could run the Adobe-installer yourself from:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html


To make it easier, I created files for Puppy.
You can install a SFS-file (recommended) or a dotpup (e.g. if you forgot to take your pills).

--SFS-Files----------------------

I made 2 SFS files , english (EN) and german (DE).
Each is around 50 MB.
Place it in the "/" folder of the drive, where your pup_save.2fs was created.
Rename it: replace the "082" with the number of your Puppy.
This should work in Muppy 080 to 082.

So it also should work in Puppy 301.

It requires libgtmozembed.so.
I have set it up, so that it uses the one from /usr/lib/mozilla
If you use Firefox, change it in:
edit - preferences - internet

(deutsch: Bearbeiten - Grundeinstellungen - Internet)

I just tested it in a developer-version of Muppy, and not yet in one of the "final" versions.
Please tell me, if it does not work.

Download from here:
http://puppyfiles.ca/puppyisos/isos/Muppy-SFS/

--DOTPUPS----------------------
Requires 120 - 130 MB for the final installation, and 50 MB more while it installs.
So be shure to have around 200 MB free diskspace in your pup_save.2fs
Download from here:
http://puppyfiles.ca/dotpupsde/puppy3/dotpups/Office/


Please tell me if they work, then I will add them to the second mirror.

Mark

[maddox]

Hi MU,
I just tried the english.sfs in Toutou-3.01-1 with a frugal install. It works.
loaded up the puppy 3.01 pdf manual, also OK. I didn't try printing though.
The fonts in the preferences are rather small, couldn't see where to change it.
Great stuff by making it into a sfs, easy to load/unload
Keep up your great work

edit: I put the English .sfs in / of the USB stick where the main files are.
then used Bootmanager to load it and rebooted.

[NathanO]

Tried the English .sfs. under Puppy 3.01 on this HP Pavilion zv6000 laptop, for some reason Boot Manager Configuration did not see it. Yes I put it in the same directory as my one other .sfs I added [Open Office]

What do you need to work on what ma be my problem?

Will try the .pup next.

NathanO

[NathanO]

I am now on the homemade tower. .sfs did not work here.

.pup worked on both machines. Did no see a menu entry on the laptop, even after booting. Is there supposed to be one?

There is no menu entry here, have not rebooted this one yet. Did do fixmenus.

NathanO

[NathanO]

After reboot of tower had menu entry. After second reboot of laptop had menu entry.

Tower works both from menu and by picking a .pdf file. Laptop works by picking .pdf file, but not from menu. Error reported is: Can not find libgtkembedmoz.so. Tried to set location in Reader, still will not work from menu.

NathanO

[MU]

You could try to delete/rename:
/root/.adobe/Acrobat
/root/.adobe/Linguistics

Then it would start with factory-settings.
Mark

[NathanO]

MU,

Under /root/.adobe/Acrobat and /Linguistics there are a number of folders and files. Are you saying to delete both or delete the Adobe one and rename the Linguistics one to Adobe?

NathanO

[MU]

Simply delete those 2 folders.
They will be created from new, next time you run the Reader.
I just included them in the dotpup, so that the libgtkmozembed.so is already set up.

Mark

[NathanO]

MU,

Deleted the two folders. Started from the menu, same error. If I just choose a .pdf still no problems. This is on the laptop only, I guess I have some other problems.

Even tried to create a folder with the lib copied from the tower.

NathanO

[MU]

Hm, I have no idea at moment.
Please look at /etc/ld.so.conf

It should contain a line:
/usr/lib/mozilla

I don't remember, if that was set by Puppy, or if I added it by hand.
But I think it might be something different, as it works on your desktop-compter.

Mark

[NathanO]

MU,

Checked the file, it is there with the line for mozilla. For now I will live with the problem on the laptop. Thanks for the help.

NathanO

[magerlab]

i just tested a slax .mo for the version 7
it works by renaming it to sfs. and I mounted it by cliking on it and then i ran the script inside
works fine

[eden6000]

Hi everybody, I successfully "installed" the acrobat reader 8 english sfs, I only had to replace the libstdc++.so.6 that didn't work, now the program loads fine...I'm writing because I'm having another problem: after some 10-20 seconds from start, file properly loaded and doing anything, acrobat starts using 100% of cpu, precisely htop reports a high usage of /lib/ld-linux.so.2 inside acroread package...the problem is it doesn't go back to idle, the only thing to do is to kill acrobat....any idea?

[MU]

eden6000,

do you have a swap-partition?
I see this using top:

[eden6000]

Thanks MU...yes, I have a swap, it's a pupswap.sfs inside dev_save ext3 partition and it's in use.
Btw my problem is a high usage of cpu, not of memory...I attach a picture: