How To Install Foxit PDF Reader on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Foxit PDF Reader on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Foxit PDF Reader is a free multi-platform PDF reader for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Besides free versions, Foxit it also provides premium versions with many features, but for common demand, we can use the free version.

This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the Foxit PDF Reader on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish). You can follow the same instructions for Ubuntu 22.04 and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pop!_OS, and more as well.

Prerequisites

• A server running one of the following operating systems: Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04, and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint.
• It’s recommended that you use a fresh OS install to prevent any potential issues.
• SSH access to the server (or just open Terminal if you’re on a desktop).
• A non-root sudo user or access to the root user. We recommend acting as a non-root sudo user, however, as you can harm your system if you’re not careful when acting as the root.

Install Foxit PDF Reader on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish

Step 1. First, make sure that all your system packages are up-to-date by running the following apt commands in the terminal.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2. Installing Foxit PDF Reader on Ubuntu 22.04.

By default, the Foxit Reader is not available on Ubuntu 22.04 base repository. Now run the following command below to download the latest version of the Foxit from the official page:

wget https://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/linux/2.x/2.4/en_us/FoxitReader.enu.setup.2.4.4.0911.x64.run.tar.gz

Next, extract the downloaded file using tarcommand:

tar xzvf FoxitReader*.tar.gz

Then, give executable permission file:

sudo chmod a+x FoxitReader*.run

Once done, we can now start the installation:

sudo ./FoxitReader*.run

A pop-up UI installation wizard will pop up unless needed and leave the default install path:

Step 3. Accessing Foxit PDF Reader on Ubuntu 22.04.

Once successfully installed on your Ubuntu system, run the following path on your desktop to open the path: Activities -> Show Applications -> Foxit PDF Reader or launching it through the terminal with the command shown below:

FoxitReader

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Foxit Reader. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing the Foxit PDF Reader on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish system. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you check the official Foxit website.