In search of a good PDF reader for your Ubuntu system?

Foxit PDF Reader is easy to install and works fantastically with PDF documents on both Ubuntu and its derivatives.

you’re free to install Foxit Reader either graphically or using Ubuntus command-line interface (CLI).

Man reading a pdf file on laptop

Here’s how to get started.

What Is Foxit PDF Reader?

It is available on almost all operating systems including Linux, Windows, macOS, and Android.

Download page of Foxit

Click onFree Downloadbelow Foxit PDF Reader to continue.

Download:Foxit PDF Reader

Now select your operating system and architecture.

The OS is Linux and the architecture could be either 64-bit or 32-bit.

Foxit’s download page on which a user is asked to select the Linux architecture

Once selected, clickFree Downloadto begin downloading the package.

Now extract the file by right-clicking the package and then selectingExtract Here.

Once you’ve extracted the archive, you will see a new folder alongside the Foxit package.

Downloads folder showing foxit set up file

Here you will find a setup file to install Foxit PDF Reader.

Double-click this file to start the installation process.

Provide the path of the folder where you want to install Foxit Reader.

Options to manipulate a file are visible after right-clicking on the file

after you grab selected the folder, click onNext.

You will now see a license agreement.

Accept the license and then clickNext.

Foxit extracted setup file in the Downloads folder

The installation will begin now.

When the process is complete, click onFinishto terminate the installation wizard.

To do that, go to the applications menu and search for Foxit PDF Reader.

foxit reader setup asking the user to select the folder to install foxit

If the installation was successful, you will find Foxit Reader among other applications.

If it’s not there, consider going through the installation process again.

you’ve got the option to simply uninstall it with the help of a few basic Linux commands.

Foxit license agreement window

Click onUninstallto remove Foxit.

Once the system is removed, click onFinishto kill the wizard.

With its bookmark feature, you’re able to quickly access a particular part of the text.

Foxit wizard showing installation is complete

you’re free to also create a PDF document from scratch.

No wonder, it is one of the best and most widely-used PDF tools out there.

Ubuntu’s start screen showing installed applications

foxit reader’s interface to open pdf files

Foxit Reader Wizard asking user to uninstall foxit

Foxit Wizard confirming the uninstallation process is complete