PDFedit is also a popular advanced PDF program. You are limited to viewing the pdf, copying text and making an image of the pdf which you can do with other native Linux pdf readers. It should perhaps be noted that the 1.1 version of FoxitReader, which is the one for which 32-bit binaries are available (June 2011), does not have the annotation features of the current Windows version which is version 5.0. Can I open PDF and edit PDF metadata on Linux, Mac OS, or Android PDF Metadata Editor on the Mac App Store Open the Mac App Store to buy and download apps. deb file you downloaded with the first command rm FoxitReader_1.1.0_b this works fine for me, though I have installed a few 32 bit libraries.Īfter you test out that Foxit is working properly, you can remove the original. Sudo dpkg -i -force-architecture FoxitReader_1.1.0_b If you've got a 64-bit machine, you'll need to:

(or whatever version you've just downloaded) Warning: this program is not known to work on some versions (works fine for me on 32- and 64-bit 10.04Įven though Ubuntu comes with a lot of great applications for working with PDFs, some functionality is not available in the programs installable through the standard repositories, and sometimes people just prefer something other than Evince, Kpdf, or Adobe Reader.

If you've got a 64-bit machine, you'll need to: For any other Linux distribution, you can just download the installer script available on the official download page and type in the following command from the target directory.

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