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July 8, 2026
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Why am I seeing this when using Adobe Online account and I drop file into reader For more assistance with Adobe Reader visit http://www.adobe.com/go/acrreader

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Why am I seeing this when using Adobe Online account and I drop file into reader For more assistance with Adobe Reader visit http://www.adobe.com/go/acrreader

 

they should open with no issues.  The forms come from Government of Canada and Veterans Affairs

    Correct answer Randy Hagan

    It’s not so much an issue, as Adobe taking a marketing opportunity.

     

    You can read PDFs locally if you install Adobe Reader on your system. Adobe would like you to have Adobe software on your system. So it’s saying “Hey – you can have this software on your system too.” It’s your choice if you want to do that or not, of course, but they’re promoting that opportunity.

     

    Hope this helps,

     

    Randy

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    Participant
    July 8, 2026

    Ok thx Randy, understood

    Regards,

    Mitch

     

    Randy Hagan
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 8, 2026

    Sorry. I wish I had a solution for you. But Adobe hasn’t had a solution for various flavors of Linux for decades now. And it wasn’t really an effective one back then either. So unfortunately, in your case, there is no desktop solution unless you want to run a Windows emulator through Wine or somesuch.

     

    Wish I had better news for you,

     

    Randy

    Randy Hagan
    Community Expert
    Randy HaganCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    July 8, 2026

    It’s not so much an issue, as Adobe taking a marketing opportunity.

     

    You can read PDFs locally if you install Adobe Reader on your system. Adobe would like you to have Adobe software on your system. So it’s saying “Hey – you can have this software on your system too.” It’s your choice if you want to do that or not, of course, but they’re promoting that opportunity.

     

    Hope this helps,

     

    Randy

    Participant
    July 8, 2026

    Hi Randy,

    Thank you for the response and help.

    I can’t install it local on my Desktop as I use Linux (Bazzite)

    Their product should support online usage with no issues.  

    Very lame of them to force local desktop apps if this is the only option.

    I am hoping for a solution   :-(

    Thank you

    Regards,

    Mitch