Introduction
This guide explains how to install support for Japanese fonts in [#Acro7.0 Adobe Reader 7.0 under Ubuntu 6.06.] And [#Acro8.1 Adobe Reader 8.1 in Ubuntu 7.10]
Adobe Reader 7.0 under Ubuntu 6.06.
Installation
Before you start, make sure you have [:AcrobatHowTo:installed Adobe Reader 7.0].
1. Download two jpnfont packages from the Adobe site
mkdir /tmp/{4,5}
cd /tmp/5
wget ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/acrobatreader/unix/5.x/jpnfont.tar.gz
cd /tmp/4
wget ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/acrobatreader/unix/4.x/jpnfont.tar.gz 2. Unpack and install
cd /tmp/5 tar xzf jpnfont.tar.gz cd /usr/lib/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Resource/CMap su tar xf /tmp/5/JPNKIT/LANGCOM.TAR cd /usr/lib/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Resource/Font tar xf /tmp/5/JPNKIT/LANGJPN.TAR cd /tmp/4 tar zxf jpnfont.tar.gz cd /usr/lib/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Resource/Font tar xf /tmp/4/JPNKIT/LANGJPN.TAR
3. Try it!
Fire up your Adobe Reader - support for Japanese fonts should work now.
Notes
This above section is based on a now inaccessible [http://lists.suse.de/archive/m17n/2005-Aug/0027.html August 2005 guide for Suse distros].
Adobe Reader 8.1 in Ubuntu 7.10
1. Download the required fonts pack from [http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrasianfontpack.html Adobe]
For this howto it will be assumed you are after the Japanese FontPack81_jpn_i486-linux.tar.gz but other languages should work exactly the same
2. Unpack it to a temporary directory using your favourite gui tool or
cd temporary-directory tar -zxvf FontPack81_jpn_i486-linux.tar.gz
3. Run the installation script
cd JPNKIT sudo ./install
* You will be asked if Acrobat 8.1 is installed Which it must be or you should have downloaded a different language pack * You will be asked to accept the licence agreement * You will then be asked to