google-earth anybody?

[Gene Heskett]

On Sunday 29 July 2012 15:13:56 Liam Proven did opine:

> On 29 July 2012 20:05, Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:
> > Greetings all;
> > 
> > I first tried to dl and install with dpkg, the current version from
> > google. No dice, can't find its binary pieces, bales out.
> > 
> > Then I found the make-googleearth-package utility and installed that,
> > then ran it, which downloaded yet another copy from google.  Then it
> > failed, missing dependency's.  Fired up synaptic, used fix broken to
> > pull in several other bit & pieces.  Re-ran the make script, bailed
> > out on versions & recommended I use the --force option.
> > 
> > That squawked about 200 or so libraries it couldn't find the versions
> > of, but made a package anyway, so I installed it.
> > 
> > Now it fusses about lack of direct-x availability, which I assume
> > nouveau doesn't have, but regardless of which box I check on the
> > startup requester, google-earth's startup advisory box just goes
> > away.
> > 
> > Has anyone succeeded in making google-earth run on a ubuntu
> > 10.04-4-122- rtai system?
> > 
> > If so, do you recall how?
> 
> Er. I did, years ago.
> 
> [1] download package from Google
> [2] set executable with chmod +x

Do you recall which file?

> [3] run it
> [4] that's it, there are no more steps.
> 
> I recall no problems...

I suspect GE has progressed since 10.04 was new & shiny. :)

Cheers, Gene
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