google-earth anybody?

[Liam Proven]

On 29 July 2012 20:15, Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:
> On Sunday 29 July 2012 15:13:56 Liam Proven did opine:
>
>> On 29 July 2012 20:05, Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:
>> > Greetings all;
>> >
>> > I first tried to dl and install with dpkg, the current version from
>> > google. No dice, can't find its binary pieces, bales out.
>> >
>> > Then I found the make-googleearth-package utility and installed that,
>> > then ran it, which downloaded yet another copy from google.  Then it
>> > failed, missing dependency's.  Fired up synaptic, used fix broken to
>> > pull in several other bit & pieces.  Re-ran the make script, bailed
>> > out on versions & recommended I use the --force option.
>> >
>> > That squawked about 200 or so libraries it couldn't find the versions
>> > of, but made a package anyway, so I installed it.
>> >
>> > Now it fusses about lack of direct-x availability, which I assume
>> > nouveau doesn't have, but regardless of which box I check on the
>> > startup requester, google-earth's startup advisory box just goes
>> > away.
>> >
>> > Has anyone succeeded in making google-earth run on a ubuntu
>> > 10.04-4-122- rtai system?
>> >
>> > If so, do you recall how?
>>
>> Er. I did, years ago.
>>
>> [1] download package from Google
>> [2] set executable with chmod +x
>
> Do you recall which file?

Well, no, but on inspection, I see that they now have a .deb package.

I'd just:

* download the appropriate .deb (32/64-bit)
* install with dpkg -i
* run apt-get install -f

& run it.

> I suspect GE has progressed since 10.04 was new & shiny. :)

Well, true...

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