How do I install a bin file?

[Pat Brown]

Steph wrote:
> Wulfy a écrit :
>> Pat Brown wrote:
>>   
>>> How can I install a bin file from a terminal? I have GoogleEarth and I 
>>> tried installing it with the Package Manager before but though it seemed 
>>> to install would never show up anywhere as an app to run. I can find a 
>>> lot of various files when I unpack the downloaded bin file, but I have 
>>> no idea how to run them, or even what to run. Does anyone here use 
>>> GoogleEarth? I tried signing up for the GoogleEarth help list, but the 
>>> advice I got was next to useless - I could never find the files where 
>>> people said they were.
>>>
>>> I'm stumped. I'd like to use GoogleEarth, but it looks like I should 
>>> have kept my Windows partition to do so.
>>>
>>>   
>>>     
>> Why not install the deb package?
>>
>> wulfy at localhost:~$ apt-cache show googleearth-4.3
>> Package: googleearth-4.3
>> Source: googleearth
>> ...
>> Description: Google Earth! 4.3 - binary files
>>  The idea is simple. It's a globe that sits inside your PC. You point
>>  and zoom to anyplace on the planet that you want to explore.
>>  Satellite images and local facts zoom into view. Tap into Google
>>  search to show local points of interest and facts. Zoom to a
>>  specific address to check out an apartment or hotel. View driving
>>  directions and even fly along your route. We invite you to try it
>>  now.
>>  .
>>  .
>>  This package contains binary files for Google Earth! 4.3.
>>   
> There is also
> me at localhost:~$sudo aptitude show googleearth
> ...
> This is a meta package which allows to install Google Earth! 4.2 or Google Earth! 4.3.
> Site : http://earth.google.com/
>   
>
> But how to specify 4.2 or 4.3 ??


I did that, and I still don't get any executable that I can see. And the 
sudo says it can't find the package

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