Installing Google Earth

Because you already downloaded the file, now: right click on .bin file /open with / other application, bellow > "Use a custom command" then write .sh

*below > "Use a custom command" then write .sh

I would advise against using .bin files in Ubuntu whenever possible. In this case, it is NOT necessary to use .bin files to install Google Earth. The Google Earth package is available in the multiverse part of the Ubuntu repositories:

So you can use apt-get, aptitude, synaptic package manager, etc... to install it.

$ apt-cache show googleearth-package
Package: googleearth-package
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/misc
Installed-Size: 68
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <email address hidden>
Original-Maintainer: Adnan Hodzic <email address hidden>
Architecture: all
Version: 0.5.7
Depends: wget | curl, dpkg-dev, fakeroot, bzip2, file, x11-common, x11-utils
Filename: pool/multiverse/g/googleearth-package/googleearth-package_0.5.7_all.deb
Size: 10738
MD5sum: 76c456be320a6dde801b27b987bb7a2b
SHA1: fa4d10d0d3b678ecfb93d9a8c6f8b12248dbf6f4
SHA256: ae8f44789467d757472010f3dd0c6b5e39b967fa167e80f7bf5588de57d87f92
Description: utility to automatically build a Debian package of Google Earth
 Google Earth is a 3D planet viewer that lets you interactively navigate
 satellite imagery, maps, terrain, and so forth.
 .
 Google Earth is available for GNU/Linux from their web site, but is
 non-free software and is undistributable. It also does not integrate
 well into a Debian system.
 .
 This utility makes it possible to build your own personal Debian
 package of Google Earth. The packaging itself is Free Software, but
 the Google Earth program is governed by the copyright holder (Google),
 so you may be limited as to what you can do with the resulting
 package (i.e. no redistribution, etc). This package will simply help
 you create the package--it is your responsibility to use the resulting
 package responsibly.
 .
 Google Earth's homepage is located at <http://earth.google.com/>.
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu

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Here are the installation instructions for Ubuntu 10.04:

http://ranjith.zfs.in/ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx-post-installation-guide/

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Ok. My name is Netz, very Newbie using UBUNTU (downloaded last Monday)
and I found an easy Way to INSTALL GOOGLE Earth on UBUBTU 10.10

As everybody i tried first downloading a BIN Google Earth File but ... SO WHAT ?
i followed the instructions using Terminal and nothing, a missing file or something...

Then reading a little bit more, exist "Full Packages" for Linux Ubuntu, like a EXE for Windows
You can found an Executable here
http://packages.medibuntu.org/lucid/googleearth.html

At the botton of the Page.

Instructions
1.- Download Google (i386 or AMD ) and save in Downloads Folder
2.- Close all Windows ( im starting hate this name hehehehe )
3.- then Open Downloads Folder, and Double Click over GoogleEarth
4.- choose Open with "Software Center Manager"
5.- an Screen appears and click INSTALL... Thats it !

I hope you can do it...
Netz

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Ok, Soy Netz y soy nuevo en esto de UBUNTU, de hecho lo instale el Lunes pasado
y bueno he aqui una manera facil de instalar GOOGLE Earth en UBUNTU 10.10

Como todos creo que hice lo mismo baje un archivo directo del sitio de GOOGLE
del tipo BIN, pero no pude hacer nada con el, a la hora de ejecutar salian errores

Leyendo un poco mas encontre este link donde hay un PAQUETE COMPLETO EJECUTABLE
para UBUNTU, esta es la direccion

http://packages.medibuntu.org/lucid/googleearth.html

Al final de la pagina vienen los links para bajarlos

Instrucciones
1.- Bajar el software (selecciona segun tu Computadora i386 o AMD) y ponlo en Descargas
2.- Cierra todas las VENTANAS (Windows ? jajaja desde que tengo UBUNTU odio esa palabra)
3.- abre la carpeta DESCARGAS y le das doble click al ARCHIVO que bajaste
4.- cuando pregunte como abrilo seleccionar ABRIR CON CENTRO DE DESCARGAS de SOFTWARE
5.- cuando abra otra pantalla busca el boton INSTALL y listo !

Espero lo puedas hacer

Netz

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