How to open and read Adobe PDF file on HP-UX server.

[Gulam Mohiuddin]

I have following file on our HP-UX 11i Server which I want to read on the server itself (don’t want to copy/ftp over network to somewhere else).

/usr/emc/VolumeLogix/emc_install.pdf


Thanks,

Gulam.

[Robert-Jan Goossens · Accepted solution]

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html

select linux/unix

version:hp-ux

download and install the acrobat reader.

regards,
Robert-Jan

[Pete Randall]

After you get it installed, you simply do "acroread /usr/emc/VolumeLogix/emc_install.pdf".


Pete

[Gulam Mohiuddin]

There is no other way or built in software in HP-UX Operating System?

Can I use Browser on th HP-UX Server to read PDF files?

Thanks,

gulam.

[Pete Randall]

Even the browser will need the Acrobat reader.


Pete

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Yes, you could install mozilla plus the acrobat reader plugin for mozilla.

http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=Mozilla

http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/java/mozilla/mozilla_plugins.html


Regards,
RJ

[Bill Hassell]

Servers are not well equipped to handle graphics applications like Acrobat files. The Adobe Acroread program requires an Xwindow display device. If you had an HP-UX workstation rather than a server, you would have a video screen to see the image. The alternative is to install an Xwindows emulator on your PC, but that is a lot of work just to avoid ftp.

As far as a browser, you have to install Apache and configure it so you can click on the file. Your PC would then connect to the HP-UX web server and display the file locally. Again, a lot of work just to avoid ftp.

Also, the Acroread program on HP-UX only prints images in Postscript so if you don't have a Postscript printer, you'll still have another conversion required to print from Acroread.

[Steven Schweda]

There's also Xpdf.

http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/

You'd still need an X server somewhere to
provide a display.