How to install a .bin file?

[StarAres]

I have downloaded Google Earth, the file name is GoogleEarthLinux.bin

Can anybody tell me how to install this file?

Thanks.

[scott32746]

Hello,

From root

$ su -

# ./GoogleEarthLinux.bin

OR if you have sudo setup

$ sudo ./GoogleEarthLinux.bin

[StarAres]

Hi, thanks for your help.

I have tried the the first method, but the terminal tell me 'Permission denied.'

The permission setup of this file is '-rw-rw-r--,' should I change it to be executable?

Thanks.

[scott32746]

go ahead and make it

750 should work

chmod 750 file

-rwxr-x---

[StarAres]

Should I execute it in /root?

Because the file is in my home 'Downloads' directory, so I went to there and execute this file
and the terminal showed the following messages:

Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing Google Earth for GNU/Linux 5.1.3535.3218..................................... .........................
./setup.sh: setup.data/bin/Linux/amd64/setup.gtk2: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: bad ELF interpreter: No such file or directory


Is there any problem about the above messages?What happened?
I cannot find this software in the menu of the GUI menu. What should I do next?

Thanks.

[forkbomb]

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...64-bit-763653/

[StarAres]

Originally Posted by forkbomb

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...64-bit-763653/

I follow the instructions but when I tried to install glibc-2.12-1.i686, the terminal showed the following messages:

Loaded plugins: presto, refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package glibc.i686 0:2.12-1 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libfreebl3.so for package: glibc-2.12-1.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libfreebl3.so(NSSRAWHASH_3.12.3) for package: glibc-2.12-1.i686
--> Running transaction check
---> Package nss-softokn-freebl.i686 0:3.12.4-17.fc13 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================== ==============================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================== ==============================
Installing:
glibc i686 2.12-1 fedora 4.3 M
Installing for dependencies:
nss-softokn-freebl i686 3.12.4-17.fc13 fedora 111 k

Transaction Summary
================================================== ==============================
Install 2 Package(s)
Upgrade 0 Package(s)

Total size: 4.4 M
Installed size: 13 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test


Transaction Check Error:
package nss-softokn-freebl-3.12.4-19.fc13.x86_64 (which is newer than nss-softokn-freebl-3.12.4-17.fc13.i686) is already installed

Error Summary
-------------



How to solve this problem?

Thanks.

[forkbomb]

A lot can be found by searching error output.
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=245886

[StarAres]

So far so many problems about the 64 bit version of fedora. Does it means that the
32 bit version fedora is better supported than the 64 bit version?

And, does it means that I should have chose i386 instead of x86_64?

Will the supports for x86_64 be better one day and substitute for i386?

[forkbomb]

Frankly, no idea.

The two problems appear unrelated by my guess. According to the first thread I linked you to, the 64-bit .bin isntaller of Google Earth is looking for 32-bit glibc, which seems odd (I'd expect it to look for 64-bit glibc if it is, indeed, 64-bit native).

The error regarding nss-softokn-freebl appears to be a Fedora-related problem with packaging in the repositories.

package nss-softokn-freebl-3.12.4-19.fc13.x86_64 (which is newer than nss-softokn-freebl-3.12.4-17.fc13.i686) is already installed

That shouldn't be happening. Discussion in the second thread here on FFO mentions grabbing packages from koji which makes me guess a fix for that error will be pushed into the repos sometime soon. I'd say give it a few days perhaps - F13 is very fresh and they're still undoubtedly working out some kinks.

Maybe you'd be better off asking in google support channels.

[leigh123linux]

Originally Posted by forkbomb

Frankly, no idea.

The two problems appear unrelated by my guess. According to the first thread I linked you to, the 64-bit .bin isntaller of Google Earth is looking for 32-bit glibc, which seems odd (I'd expect it to look for 64-bit glibc if it is, indeed, 64-bit native).

The error regarding nss-softokn-freebl appears to be a Fedora-related problem with packaging in the repositories.

package nss-softokn-freebl-3.12.4-19.fc13.x86_64 (which is newer than nss-softokn-freebl-3.12.4-17.fc13.i686) is already installed

That shouldn't be happening. Discussion in the second thread here on FFO mentions grabbing packages from koji which makes me guess a fix for that error will be pushed into the repos sometime soon. I'd say give it a few days perhaps - F13 is very fresh and they're still undoubtedly working out some kinks.

Maybe you'd be better off asking in google support channels.

Have you got a link for the 64 bit installer as I thought GE was 32 bit only .

[forkbomb]

Oh. Nevermind. Silly me... for some reason I was under the impression the OP was attempting to install a 64-bit .bin. Don't ask me where I got that impression from.

I'd expect the nss-softokn-freebl issue to clear up sometime soon.

[StarAres]

There is the similar problem when I tried to install Adobe Flash Player for FireFox using 32 bit method.
The installation problem was finally solved by using the alpha 64 bit plugin file.

One question: If I can install i386 version fedora instead of x86_64 version, why should I choose the latter?
What are the advantages of the x86_64 version?

[scott32746]

Hello,
Check out this website and should help with alot of the toys/eye candy

http://dnmouse.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=105

[AdamW]

starares: it's only one problem, and we're working on a fix for it. It's just a packaging error.

The advantage of running the x86-64 edition is improved performance, basically.