[ubuntu-uk] Google Earth installation

[Vinothan Shankar]

David Jones wrote:
> 
> Paul Webster wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I downloaded Google Earth, which arrived as a .bin file. I cannot work 
>> out what to do next. Double clicking does not work. Open with... (as 
>> usual) is of no help whatever, as the command does not produce a list of 
>> possible programs (why is this?).
>>
>> The Ubuntu help system gives no help either, or at least none that I can 
>> understand.
>>
>> I then thought that I perhaps should have obtained Google Earth via the 
>> new Ubuntu Software Centre, but Google Earth is not listed.
>>
>> Ease of installing new programs is meant to be one of Ubuntu's 
>> strengths, isn't it?
>>
>> I'll just use use Google Earth under Windows for now. That's really 
>> easy. Oops. Forget I said that.
>>
>> Can anybody help?
>>
>> Paul Webster
>>
>>
> Paul, the simplest method of installing Google Earth is probably to add 
> the medibuntu repository, it can't be included by default because it 
> contains software that is copyrighted, patented or otherwise restricted 
> in its use.
> 
> Have a look at http://www.medibuntu.org/ and the repository how to page, 
> and follow the instructions, once you've done that, you should be able 
> to install google earth via the software centre.
> 
> Dave
> 
I don't know if it still applies with the Software Centre, but to get
Medibuntu apps to appear in the old add/remove utility you had to first
install the app-install-data-medibuntu package (after adding the repo
and key)

Just a heads up.

Vinu