Reader won't start, Fedora Core 6 newbie

Question

I am a Linux newbie running an up-to-date Fedora Core 6 with GNOME.
I just installed the Adobe Reader version 7.0.8 for Linux .rpm file by downloading and right clicking it and choosing Open with Software Installer.
I find the Adobe Reader launch icon in Applications > Office, but double clicking it or opening it does not start the Reader. Properties > Permissions allow executing the file as a program.
I opened a terminal window, changed my directory to /usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat 7.0/bin and typed acroread into the command line. I received a list of expr: syntax error messages.
What have I done wrong? Thanks.
Bill

Answer 1

Thanks so Much your Help... commenting out line 644 in the <location you chose during install>/bin/acoread....<br /><br />Just in case any of the newer users are wondering how to easily find this path or want to check the paths of other applications.<br /><br />at the command line interface... type the following:<br /><br />which acroread <enter><br /><it will return> <br />/usr/bin/acroread<br /><br />then do this:<br /><br />ls -l /usr/bin/acroread<br /><will return this><br />lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 32 Feb 17 07:32 /usr/bin/acroread -> /usr/Adobe/Acrobat7/bin/acroread<br /><br />If you you look at the beginning of the line you'll notice the <br /><b>l</b>rwxrwxrwx The "l" sybolizes that /usr/bin/acroread is actually a link to /usr/Adobe/Acrobat7/bin/acroread <br />In order to apply the fix you now know the correct path to edit that acroread file properly.<br /><br />As root I used gedit with the numbers preference turned on by typing the following: <br /><br />gedit /usr/Adobe/Acrobat7/bin/acroread<br /><br />(Once it opened under Edit ---> preferences, Under the view tab, check the box that says Display Line Numbers.<br /><br />Thanks Gaurav Khurana for your tip... and I hope this helps some people that might not already be familiar with this process!!<br /><br />Chris