Hi Paul and folks, Tks for your advice. > It's an i386 package but it should run OK on x86_64. The problem > you're > having is an SELinux issue that has been covered on this list many > times > in the last few weeks. Read following threads; - FC5, selinux and acroread - Selinux attacks acroread again Ran following commands; chcon -t textrel_shlib_t /usr/lib/acroread/Reader/intellinux/lib/*.so chcon -t textrel_shlib_t /usr/lib/acroread/Reader/intellinux/plug_ins/*.api # chcon -t texrel_shlib_t /usr/lib/acroread/Reader/intellinux/lib/libJP2K.so /usr/sbin/semanage fcontext -a -t textrel_shlib_t \ '/usr/lib/acroread/Reader/intellinux/SPPlugins/.*\.apl' /usr/sbin/semanage fcontext -a -t textrel_shlib_t \ '/usr/lib/acroread/Reader/intellinux/plug_ins/.*\.api' Acroread started but died immediately. Any suggestion? TIA B.R. SL