simple linux application installation question

[walla]

I'm sure this is simple for the linux/unix people here:

I installed a new version of Adobe Acrobat (7.0) for linux. I delete the old version of AA (5.0).

How do I make it so I can type "acroread" from any location to launch the application?

 

[bersl2]

Make sure the acroread binary is in your $PATH.

Of course, if you're just reading PDFs, why not use xpdf? It's much lighter.

 

[cleverhandle]

To expand a bit on what bersl2 said...

Type echo $PATH. You need to get the directory where acroread lives in there. I don't know what directory that is - probably /usr/local/acroread or something similar. Browse around until you figure it out. Once you know the directory, check out /home/yourname/.bashrc or /home/yourname/.bash_profile. Depending on which distro you use, one of those files (try .bashrc first) will have some lines to set your path. Add the directory in there, then open a new terminal and you should be set.