How to install Adobe Reader in Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 14.10. How to Set Adobe Reader as default PDF reader. Adobe Reader for Linux is no longer available for official download.
Luckily you can still download and install Adobe Reader in Ubuntu using the old Canonical Partners repository.
Install Adobe Reader
Adobe package “AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb” is still available for download in the official repository. Here’s how to install Adobe Reader (Acroread) 9 in Ubuntu.
Open terminal and run the following command:
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ precise partner"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install acroread
Once you have installed Adobe Reader, remove the Canonical Partners repository for Precise. Run the following commands to do so:
sudo add-apt-repository -r "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ precise partner"
sudo apt-get update
Set Adobe Reader as Default PDF Reader
Run the follwing command in terminal to edit the config file and set Adobe Reader as Default PDF Reader:
sudo gedit /etc/gnome/defaults.list
When the config file opens, find application/pdf=evince.desktop and change into application/pdf=acroread.desktop. Now paste the below line into the end of the file:
application/fdf=acroread.desktop
application/xdp=acroread.desktop
application/xfdf=acroread.desktop
application/pdx=acroread.desktop