Installing Google Earth.bin

[stsinner]

Hello, everyone..

I'm using Ubuntu, and I've trying to install Google Earth.bin.. I know nothing about Linux, as I've mentioned, but I was able to download the .bin to what would be called my desktop in Windows, but I have no idea there the file resides under Ubuntu..

. It tells me that no such file exists, and when I type su it asks for a password and when I put in my normal password it says authentication failure..

How can I install this .bin file?

Thanks.

[devils casper]

I would suggest you to install Packages through Synaptic Package Manager. Look for it in System - Administrative menu.

Open Synaptic and click on Reload button. It will download latest list of packages available in sources. Type googleearth in Search box. Select and install it.

Or

Execute this in Terminal :

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install googleearth-package

[memdump]

When download the googleearth.bin it will be in your home dir you can do this
cd /home/name you use/
chmod 0755 /home/name you use/googleearth.bin then
./googleearth.bin and the installer will start if you need a root used sudo or passwd root and type the password you choose and then su and then the procedure is the same

[markharding557]

you need to add the medibuntu repsitorys to sources file then you can automaticaly install from apt or synaptic

[aperla]

I have found this successful...if you are still having a problem
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