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= Display a PDF =
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To display a PDF ''example.pdf'', [[open a console]] and enter
 
okular ''example.pdf''
 
 
 
= Insert a picture into a pdf file =
 
[[convert]] ''scan1*''.png ''text1''.ps
 
ps2pdf13 ''text1''.ps ''text1''.pdf
 
cat ''text1''.ps | gs -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sPAPERSIZE=a4 -sOutputFile=text1.pdf -c save pop -
 
for the paper format you can also add
 
-page A4+0+0
 
 
 
= TroubleShooting =
 
Sometimes, you will not be able to open PDF documents or they will be displayed incorrectly or features - like filling out forms will not work. In this case download Acrobat Reader from http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.html. Then [[open a console]] and install it like this:
 
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tweedleburg:~ # chmod 777 AdbeRdr9.4.2-1_i486linux_enu.bin
 
tweedleburg:~ # ./AdbeRdr9.4.2-1_i486linux_enu.bin
 
 
 
Extracting files, please wait. (This may take a while depending on the configuration of your machine)
 
 
 
This installation requires 145 MB of free disk space.
 
 
 
Enter installation directory for Adobe Reader 9.4.2 [/opt] 
 
/opt
 
 
 
Installing platform independent files ... Done
 
Installing platform dependent files ... Done
 
Setting up libraries ... Done
 
Setting up desktop and menu icons ... Done
 
Setting up the browser plugin ... Done
 
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