How do I install a bin file?

[Steve Cook]

Pat Brown wrote:
> 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
> 
> Pat Brown
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> 
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> 
> 
You'll need the Medibuntu repository installed

http://www.medibuntu.org/
 > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu

Steve