How to Install Foxit Reader on OpenSuse15.1

How to Install Foxit Reader on OpenSUSE 15.1

Process:

To check the installed version of os

LinuxHelp:~ # cat /etc/os-release 
NAME="openSUSE Leap"
VERSION="15.1 "
ID="opensuse-leap"
ID_LIKE="suse opensuse"
VERSION_ID="15.1"
PRETTY_NAME="openSUSE Leap 15.1"
ANSI_COLOR="0;32"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:opensuse:leap:15.1"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.opensuse.org"
HOME_URL="https://www.opensuse.org/"

change Directory

LinuxHelp:~ # cd /mnt

Download the Foxit reader using the below link

LinuxHelp:/mnt # wget http://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/linux/2.x/2.1/en_us/FoxitReader2.1.0805_Server_x64_enu_Setup.run.tar.gz
--2019-10-27 06:47:47--  http://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/linux/2.x/2.1/en_us/FoxitReader2.1.0805_Server_x64_enu_Setup.run.tar.gz
Resolving cdn01.foxitsoftware.com (cdn01.foxitsoftware.com)... 64.62.194.29, 64.62.208.2, 64.62.208.4, ...
Connecting to cdn01.foxitsoftware.com (cdn01.foxitsoftware.com)|64.62.194.29|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 62547178 (60M) [application/x-gzip]
Saving to: ‘FoxitReader2.1.0805_Server_x64_enu_Setup.run.tar.gz’

FoxitReader2.1.0805_Server_x64_enu_Setup.run.ta 100%[====================================================================================================>]  59.65M  1.42MB/s    in 58s     

2019-10-27 06:48:46 (1.03 MB/s) - ‘FoxitReader2.1.0805_Server_x64_enu_Setup.run.tar.gz’ saved [62547178/62547178]

Extract the Downloaded file

LinuxHelp:/mnt # tar -zxf FoxitReader2.1.0805_Server_x64_enu_Setup.run.tar.gz
LinuxHelp:/mnt # ll
total 136680
-rwxr-xr-x 1  485 tftp 77409948 Aug  5  2016 FoxitReader.enu.setup.2.1.0805(r225432).x64.run
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 62547178 Aug  8  2016 FoxitReader2.1.0805_Server_x64_enu_Setup.run.tar.gz

Next run the following command to start the setup process of Foxit Reader. Go through the steps and finish the wizard steps.

LinuxHelp:/mnt # ./FoxitReader.enu.setup.2.1.0805\(r225432\).x64.run 

The installation wizard is completed and to start running the application, type the FoxitReader command in the terminal and hit enter.

LinuxHelp:/mnt # FoxitReader

With this, the method to install Foxit Reader on OpenSUSE 15.1 comes to end

FAQ
Q
List some alternatives to Foxit Reader?
A
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
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A
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