Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Foxit Reader is a free PDF viewer which allows the users, to open, view, sign, print and create PDF documents.
The latest version available is Foxit Reader 1.1, which has been released a while ago.
In this article I will show you how to install Foxit Reader 1.1 on Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Deepin 2014, Peppermint Five, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0 and other Ubuntu 14.04 derivative systems.
Because it is not available via any repository or PPA, we have to download the foxitreader deb package from the project’s website and install it via command-line. I prefer gdebi over dpkg due to the fact that it also handles dependencies.
Follow the instructions for your system and architecture exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install Foxit Reader 1.1 on 32 bit Ubuntu 14.04 and derivative systems:
$ sudo apt-get install gdebi
$ wget http://cdn02.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/linux/1.x/1.1/enu/FoxitReader_1.1.0_i386.deb
$ sudo gdebi FoxitReader_1.1.0_i386.deb
How to install Foxit Reader 1.1 on 64 bit Ubuntu 14.04 and derivative systems:
$ sudo apt-get install gdebi
$ 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 gdebi FoxitReader_1.1.0_i386.deb
Optional, to remove Foxit Reader, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove FoxitReader