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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64bit

I recently came to know that FoxitReader Ubuntu version has been released. But I am unable to install it using the instructions given in its manual(check this link).

When I enter this command:sudo dpkg -i FoxitReader_1.1.0_i386.deb, I get the following:

(Reading database ... 341123 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack FoxitReader_1.1.0_i386.deb ...
Unpacking foxitreader (1.1-0) over (1.1-0) ...
Setting up foxitreader (1.1-0) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.10.1-0ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.1+14.04.20140409-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.54ubuntu1.1) ...

Please help me to install it if someone has done it successfully.

Sooraj S
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September 15, 2015,Foxit Reader is now available for Ubuntu ,

1.Go to official site foxitsoftware.com/products/pdf-reader

Click on download button and select Linux (either 32 or 64 bit)

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Now Open terminal and run the following commands:

cd ~/Downloads
ls    
tar -xzvf FoxitReader1.00.0909_Server_x64_enu_Setup.run.tar.gz
chmod +x FoxitReader.enu.setup.1.0.0.0909.run
./FoxitReader.enu.setup.1.0.0.0909.run

Note While running chmod command I got syntax error near unexpected token `(' error.I re-named the extracted file then executed the command.

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(All screen-shots are from my system @Ravan )

Ravan
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    Exactly the same steps I did on my Deepin virtual machine :) Good job ! – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy Sep 28 '15 at 07:54
  • There is a bug in foxit website but there is direct link: http://cdn02.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/linux/1.x/1.1/en_us/FoxitReader1.10.0225_Server_x64_enu_Setup.run.tar.gz – mhbashari Apr 25 '16 at 18:19
  • Not so easy to install (for me at least) but looks veeeery cool. Thanks! –  Oct 15 '18 at 05:10
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    Even not advertised, you can add custom stamps if you copy your stamp as pdf into the stamp folder of your installation directory (e.g. ~/opt/foxitsoftware/foxitreader/stamps/en-US/Sign Here) – gebbissimo Jan 24 '19 at 07:19
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    you can refer to file using quotation marks, eg.: sudo ./'FoxitReader.enu.setup.2.4.4.0911(r057d814).x64.run' – Witold Kaczurba Jul 10 '19 at 21:12
  • This worked in ubuntu 18. I followed the exact steps specified. – StatguyUser Dec 13 '19 at 01:45
  • Foxit Reader just keeps hanging on Ubuntu 20.04 as I try to open a pdf on an external hard drive. – mLstudent33 Sep 04 '22 at 03:07
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Here is what I've used to install it on my 64bit system.

To install FoxitReader on Ubuntu 64bit, just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:

sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-murrine:i386 libcanberra-gtk-module:i386 libcanberra-gtk0:i386 libgtk2.0-0:i386 libstdc++6:i386
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt-get update
wget http://cdn02.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/linux/1.x/1.1/enu/FoxitReader_1.1.0_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i FoxitReader_1.1.0_i386.deb

I'm running Xubuntu, and it shows in the menu. See image below.

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Here it is on Ubuntu 14.04

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Source for the commands:LinuxG

Mitch
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    Note that the .deb file above dates back to 2013 while the file directly available from the Foxit website is from 2016. (Source: Timestamps on http://cdn02.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/linux/1.x/1.1/) – balu Nov 15 '17 at 19:04
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I just extracted to my Downloads file, renamed the file to Foxit.run and performed the commands below:

sudo apt update

sudo apt clean


sudo apt autoremove


cd /home/<my_user_name>/Downloads

Then I ran it:

./Foxit.run

and install proceeded flawlessly.

much simpler.

Pizza
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drtomrug
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