GE problems

[NoOp]

On 10/31/2012 02:34 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> Greetings;
> 
> Ubuntu 10-04.4 LTS install on a phenom, using the neauvou driver on a 
> fairly recent, maybe 3 yo nvidia card.
> 
> Google earth decided to quit running, so I ripped it completely out, then 
> re-installed.
> 
> Anytime I do anything with synaptic, it ends fussing about libreoffice and 
> the menu/icon updating process.
> 
> However, reinstalling GE didn't get me a workbench icon to launch it this 
> time, so I hunted down the deb builder and tried to run it, both as me:
> 
> gene at coyote:/CoCo$ /usr/bin/make-googleearth-package
> cat: /etc/mailname: No such file or directory
> --2012-10-31 05:09:41--  
> http://dl.google.com/earth/client/current/GoogleEarthLinux.bin
> Resolving dl.google.com... 74.125.140.190, 74.125.140.91, 74.125.140.93, 
> ...
> Connecting to dl.google.com|74.125.140.190|:80... connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
> Length: 33688483 (32M) [application/octet-stream]
> GoogleEarthLinux.bin: Permission denied
> 
> Cannot write to `GoogleEarthLinux.bin' (Permission denied).
> Could not download Google Earth! (You may need to use --file)
> 
> I own everything in ~/gene, so perms should not be a problem.
> 
> And as root (sudo -i)
> 
> root at coyote:~# /usr/bin/make-googleearth-package
> cat: /etc/mailname: No such file or directory
> Refusing to run as root; use --force to override.
> 
> What the heck is /etc/mailname?  Never heard of nor seen it.

$ locate mailname
/etc/mailname
/usr/share/man/man5/mailname.5.gz

http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/man5/mailname.5.html

foo at bar $ cat /etc/mailname
should result in:
bar


> 
> So what is the approved & recommended way to proceed?

Download the .deb and install:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GoogleEarth
  http://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/agree.html