How do I install a bin file?

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On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 1:24 PM, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
> 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 ??
>
> You either get the latest, or you can download a specific file from Google
> and use the --file option to install it.
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>
> Wulfy forgets how he actually did this :-)  There is no "googleearth"
> package unless you make it yourself (or, I suppose there may be some
> illegal downloads available - but not from Ubuntu).
>

Illegal downloads you say? Medibuntu's repositories contain a Google
Earth package.

To the Original Poster:
You must enable the Medibuntu's repository in apt. Then, update your
package list, and finally install the Google Earth package.
For more information: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu