Foxit

[ejc]

Thanks! Indeed that was so simple!
My mistake was the following, when I had right-clicked the first time, I simply followed the first choice "open with archive manager"
and it didn't give me an installation file.
So the correct choice was "extract here" or "extract to".

A paragraph on .gz and .deb installs in the Linux lite guide would help.

[Moltke]

Can someone help me installing Foxit for Linux? I have downloaded the .tar.gz but just clicking on it does not install it. Any "help for dummies" available?
Foxit is heavy but unfortunately its annotations tools are much smoother than all the over PDF viewers available.
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/

Once Exracted the contents of the compressed file: FoxitReader.enu.setup.2.4.4.0911.x64.run.tar.gz you'll be presented with a file called FoxitReader.enu.setup.2.4.4.0911(r057d814).x64.run double-click that file and the wizard install will pop up, follow instructions and that's it.

Hope this helps!

[torreydale]

Right click on the file you downloaded and extract it to a folder.  Then Right click on a blank space within that folder and select the option to open a terminal in that location.  Then copy and paste the following and hit enter. 

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./'FoxitReader_version_Setup.run
This video might also help:

[ejc]

I found that! But this is Chinese to me!
 •   Change to the directory containing the downloaded
      file (used /tmp as the example):
      # cd /tmp
  •   Uncompress the executable
      # gzip -d 'FoxitReader_version_Setup.run.tar.gz'
  •   Untar the .tar file:
      # tar xvf 'FoxitReader_version_Setup.run.tar'
  •   Run the installer:
      # ./'FoxitReader_version_Setup.run'
  •   Follow the steps on the screen to complete the
      installation

What does the first step means? I see the folder in my download folder, what should I do? copy it? cut it and paste it into my "home folder" or the desktop?

[torreydale]

The installation guide is at the same place where you downloaded the application:
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/#Foxit-Reader/

[ejc]

Can someone help me installing Foxit for Linux? I have downloaded the .tar.gz but just clicking on it does not install it. Any "help for dummies" available?
Foxit is heavy but unfortunately its annotations tools are much smoother than all the over PDF viewers available.
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/