Gentoo Forums
Gentoo Forums
Gentoo Forums
Quick Search: in
Installing Firefox 5 32bit on Gentoo Linux 64bit [unsolved]
View unanswered posts
View posts from last 24 hours

 
Reply to topic    Gentoo Forums Forum Index Gentoo on AMD64
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
jonfr
Veteran
Veteran


Joined: 20 Jul 2003
Posts: 1008
Location: Denmark

PostPosted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 6:41 pm    Post subject: Installing Firefox 5 32bit on Gentoo Linux 64bit [unsolved] Reply with quote

Is there any way for me to install 32bit Firefox 5 on Gentoo Linux that is 64 bit. I have to do this, as Adobe Reader plug-in is terrible unstable with the wapper program. I often view pdf files on the internet (old newspapers) and just one use of the Adobe Reader plug-in makes it crash. I find this quite annoying

I rather do not want to go back to 32bit Gentoo Linux.

Thanks for the help.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
xaviermiller
Bodhisattva
Bodhisattva


Joined: 23 Jul 2004
Posts: 8706
Location: ~Brussels - Belgique

PostPosted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello,

Do you really need Adobe Reader ? Thee are so much free and stable PDF viewers.
I use epdfview and am very happy. It is not embedded into Firefox but works really well.
_________________
Kind regards,
Xavier Miller
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
jonfr
Veteran
Veteran


Joined: 20 Jul 2003
Posts: 1008
Location: Denmark

PostPosted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I needed the firefox plug-in. I do not use Adobe Reader that much in it self, as I do like you when it comes to pdf files. But I need to be able to read the pdf documents on this web page. They are all embedded into the web page and not available for download.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Mistwolf
Apprentice
Apprentice


Joined: 07 Mar 2007
Posts: 189
Location: Edmonton, AB

PostPosted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

They may not be available for download, but you can download them. go to the page you want, view the page source, search for pdf#, copy link (up to the hash mark), open new tab, paste link. Firefox will either open it up on the screen or prompt you to download it, depending on your setup.

I just tried it. pdf opened up fine after I downloaded it.

Yes, this is more work than viewing it embedded onto the web page, but it is doable.

Hope this helps,

PS: yes, I was bored and decided to see if it was possible.

edit: it opened fine, but the downloaded document appears to be one page. I am not sure how many pages the original document contains, I may have just downloaded one page of many or the full document. Just wanted to clarify since I realized that I made one large assumption that could be wrong.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Etal
Veteran
Veteran


Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Posts: 1931

PostPosted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use KDE applications, so I have www-plugins/kpartsplugin that embeds Okular into Firefox.

Here's a screenshot of what your page looks like for me: http://ompldr.org/vOXZqYw

(I'd be surprised if there wasn't something similar for other platforms)
_________________
“And even in authoritarian countries, information networks are helping people discover new facts and making governments more accountable.”– Hillary Clinton, Jan. 21, 2010
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Gentoo Forums Forum Index Gentoo on AMD64 All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum