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    From William Unruh@2:250/1 to All on Wed May 5 21:15:34 2021
    Has anyone figured out how to put the old AdobeReader onto Mageia 8? It installed on Magea 7 but Mga8 has removed some of the 32 bit libraries
    needed to run the ancient Reader. In particular, the libglib (which
    also requires libpcre, and libtff) which are also not in the 32 bit Mga8 repositories.

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  • From William Unruh@2:250/1 to All on Wed May 5 21:17:48 2021
    On 2021-05-05, William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> wrote:
    Has anyone figured out how to put the old AdobeReader onto Mageia 8? It installed on Magea 7 but Mga8 has removed some of the 32 bit libraries
    needed to run the ancient Reader. In particular, the libglib (which
    also requires libpcre, and libtff) which are also not in the 32 bit Mga8
    SOrry, that is libffi not libtff that it needs
    repositories.

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  • From David W. Hodgins@2:250/1 to All on Wed May 5 22:07:10 2021
    On Wed, 05 May 2021 16:17:48 -0400, William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> wrote:

    On 2021-05-05, William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> wrote:
    Has anyone figured out how to put the old AdobeReader onto Mageia 8? It
    installed on Magea 7 but Mga8 has removed some of the 32 bit libraries
    needed to run the ancient Reader. In particular, the libglib (which
    also requires libpcre, and libtff) which are also not in the 32 bit Mga8
    SOrry, that is libffi not libtff that it needs
    repositories.

    Don't use the linux adobe reader. It has too many security flaws. Either use something like xpdf, okular, etc. If you must use adobe reader, run the
    windows version either in a vb windows guest or via wine. https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?t=13654

    Regards, Dave Hodgins

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  • From William Unruh@2:250/1 to All on Wed May 5 22:33:36 2021
    On 2021-05-05, David W. Hodgins <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
    On Wed, 05 May 2021 16:17:48 -0400, William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> wrote:

    On 2021-05-05, William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> wrote:
    Has anyone figured out how to put the old AdobeReader onto Mageia 8? It
    installed on Magea 7 but Mga8 has removed some of the 32 bit libraries
    needed to run the ancient Reader. In particular, the libglib (which
    also requires libpcre, and libtff) which are also not in the 32 bit Mga8
    SOrry, that is libffi not libtff that it needs
    repositories.

    Don't use the linux adobe reader. It has too many security flaws. Either use something like xpdf, okular, etc. If you must use adobe reader, run the windows version either in a vb windows guest or via wine. https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?t=13654

    Unfortunately there are some communications I get which use types of
    Forms that nothing else handles (eg from the Gov't who seem to hire the
    most imcompetent programers, who feel that that their job is to use the
    latest fanciest stuff, never mind that the users cannot read them.)

    I try to disconnect myself from the web when using acroread.


    Regards, Dave Hodgins


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  • From TJ@2:250/1 to All on Fri May 7 13:27:03 2021
    On 5/5/21 5:33 PM, William Unruh wrote:
    On 2021-05-05, David W. Hodgins <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
    On Wed, 05 May 2021 16:17:48 -0400, William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> wrote: >>
    On 2021-05-05, William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> wrote:
    Has anyone figured out how to put the old AdobeReader onto Mageia 8? It >>>> installed on Magea 7 but Mga8 has removed some of the 32 bit libraries >>>> needed to run the ancient Reader. In particular, the libglib (which
    also requires libpcre, and libtff) which are also not in the 32 bit Mga8 >>> SOrry, that is libffi not libtff that it needs
    repositories.

    Don't use the linux adobe reader. It has too many security flaws. Either use >> something like xpdf, okular, etc. If you must use adobe reader, run the
    windows version either in a vb windows guest or via wine.
    https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?t=13654

    Unfortunately there are some communications I get which use types of
    Forms that nothing else handles (eg from the Gov't who seem to hire the
    most imcompetent programers, who feel that that their job is to use the latest fanciest stuff, never mind that the users cannot read them.)

    I try to disconnect myself from the web when using acroread.

    I'm surprised that "the latest fanciest stuff" works for you even with
    the old Linux Adobe Reader.

    I've had to use Adobe Reader in a Windows XP VB guest for years to fill
    out, save the filled-in form, and print my New York State tax forms, but
    this year they changed them once again so that I had to "upgrade" to a
    Windows 7 guest with the latest Adobe Reader, or it wouldn't print them.
    And, I've run into a couple of other "interactive" order forms that
    wouldn't work with anything but the latest Windows/Mac Adobe Reader.

    I figure it's only a matter of time, a short time, before I'm forced to
    update that Win7 guest to Win10, so that things will continue to work. Fortunately, I only have to endure it a few times a year.

    TJ


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  • From Bit Twister@2:250/1 to All on Fri May 7 14:03:38 2021
    On Fri, 7 May 2021 08:27:03 -0400, TJ wrote:



    I've had to use Adobe Reader in a Windows XP VB guest for years to fill
    out, save the filled-in form, and print my New York State tax forms, but
    this year they changed them once again so that I had to "upgrade" to a Windows 7 guest with the latest Adobe Reader, or it wouldn't print them.

    just for fun you might try libreoffice some_file.pdf
    I just now checked that on my mga8 install and was able to change
    my H&R Block tax .pdf file.

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  • From TJ@2:250/1 to All on Fri May 7 16:00:18 2021
    On 5/7/21 9:03 AM, Bit Twister wrote:
    On Fri, 7 May 2021 08:27:03 -0400, TJ wrote:



    I've had to use Adobe Reader in a Windows XP VB guest for years to fill
    out, save the filled-in form, and print my New York State tax forms, but
    this year they changed them once again so that I had to "upgrade" to a
    Windows 7 guest with the latest Adobe Reader, or it wouldn't print them.

    just for fun you might try libreoffice some_file.pdf
    I just now checked that on my mga8 install and was able to change
    my H&R Block tax .pdf file.

    It doesn't work.

    I can operate with federal tax forms downloaded from the IRS with
    Okular. I can fill them out, save them for multiple sessions, print them
    when finished.

    It's some of the NY forms that are the problem. The IT-201 (NY's version
    of federal 1040) in particular. A few years back, NY went to an
    "enhanced" form that will do calculations, look up items like standard deduction, stuff like that. The form refuses to work with any Linux application. All you see if you use something from Linux, anything, is a notice that you need Adobe Reader.

    The printed form contains information hidden in bar codes, making it
    easier for the state to process them. Last two years, it asks for
    state-issued ID information for security purposes, and will not allow
    the form to be printed without it. It is possible to download the old-fashioned paper form to be filled out by hand, but the use of such a
    form results in long delays for processing while the state confirms
    identity information.

    The notice that shows up if you try to use something from Linux says
    that the form is readable with Adobe Reader 6 and higher, but, if you
    want to save the filled-in form you need Adobe Reader DC (2015) or
    higher. And, it is true.

    TJ

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