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  1. Check that multilib is uncommented in /etc/pacman.conf
  2. Install wine:

sudo pacman -S wine

  1. Install winetricks:

pacman -Ss winetricks

  1. Update wine emulator:

winetricks atmlib winetricks riched20 winetricks wsh57 winetricks mspatcha

  1. Download Windows 7 fonts (go to https://www.w7df.com/p/windows-7.html):

wget https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B2dUtgKlWS4ubjRoTFdBbk9vUG8&export=download

  1. Unzip and install:

unzip Windows7DefaultFonts.zip sudo mv Windows7DefaultFonts /usr/share/fonts/ sudo fc-cache -vf

  1. Download acroread:

wget https://ardownload2.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/AcrobatDC/1800920044/AcroRdrDC1800920044_en_US.exe

  1. Install acroread:

wine AcroRdrDC1800920044_en_US.exe

  1. Run acroread from the launcher.

  2. Go to: Edit -> Preferences -> Categories -> Signatures -> Identities & Trusted Certificates -> More -> click the Add ID button ... and follow the instructions. And good luck!

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