How to install Foxit Reader on CentOS 7

To install Foxit Reader on CentOS 7

Foxit Reader is a multi-lingual, PDF tool that is used to view, edit, create, digitally sign and print PDF files. It contains some features such as opening multiple PDF files, open password protected PDF files, support page rotation and text search, markup text in PDF file with text markup tools and adding notes in PDF files. This tutorial explains the installation of Foxit Reader on CentOS 7.

Installation procedure

To proceed with the installation procedure, download the Foxit package using wget command followed by the download link.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# wget http://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/linux/1.x/1.1/en_us/FoxitReader1.10.0225_Server_x64_enu_Setup.run.tar.gz
--2017-10-12 12:08:16--  http://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/linux/1.x/1.1/en_us/FoxitReader1.10.0225_Server_x64_enu_Setup.run.tar.gz
Resolving cdn01.foxitsoftware.com (cdn01.foxitsoftware.com)... 184.105.233.234, 64.62.151.51, 64.71.129.101, ...
Connecting to cdn01.foxitsoftware.com (cdn01.foxitsoftware.com)|184.105.233.234|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 59062568 (56M) [application/x-gzip]
Saving to: ‘ FoxitReader1.10.0225_Server_x64_enu_Setup.run.tar.gz’ 
100%[======================================> ] 59,062,568  44.5KB/s   in 21m 59s

2017-10-12 12:30:16 (43.7 KB/s) - ‘ FoxitReader1.10.0225_Server_x64_enu_Setup.run.tar.gz’  saved [59062568/59062568]

Extract the downloaded file by running the tar command followed by the zip file.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# tar -xvf FoxitReader1.10.0225_Server_x64_enu_Setup.run.tar.gz
FoxitReader.enu.setup.1.1.0.0225(r205262).x64.run

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

[root@linuxhelp ~]# ./FoxitReader.enu.setup.1.1.0.0225(r205262).x64.run

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

[root@linuxhelp opt]# FoxitReader

The Foxit Reader contains a pop-up window to prompt the user to set the application as default PDF reader.

The Foxit reader is running successfully in the target system.

Thus concludes the installation procedure of Foxit Reader on CentOS 7.