HOWTO:Google Earth
Google Earth cannot be installed with package-manager because its license doesn't allow anyone to distribute it freely. But you can still install it by following these instructions:
The easy way
Add the following source to your Package Manager
- For Pardus 2011-i686 (32 bit)
Name: pardususer.de Address: http://pakete.pardususer.de/pardus-2011/i686/pisi-index.xml.xz
in console with: sudo pisi ar pardususer.de http://pakete.pardususer.de/pardus-2011/i686/pisi-index.xml.xz -y
- For Pardus 2011-x86_64 (64 bit)
Name: pardususer.de Address: http://pakete.pardususer.de/pardus-2011/x86_64/pisi-index.xml.xz
in console with: sudo pisi ar pardususer.de http://pakete.pardususer.de/pardus-2011/x86_64/pisi-index.xml.xz -y
- For Pardus 2009
Name: pardususer.de Address: http://pakete.pardususer.de/pardus-2009/pisi-index.xml.bz2
in console with: sudo pisi ar pardususer.de http://pakete.pardususer.de/pardus-2009/pisi-index.xml.bz2 -y
Installation
GoogleEarth can now be installed in Package Manager >> (after doing a "Show Upgradable Packages").
It is necessary to be connected to the internet during installation as some additional files will be downloaded by the installation script.
From Google Earth website
- Download Google Earth from http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
- Right click downloaded file and select Properties
- Select Executable check box in Permissions tab
- Click OK button then double click (or right-click > Open) the file to run Google Earth installer
- This will install Google Earth in your home folder and put an icon in KDE menu
- To repair a bug in Google Earth go to the directory /home/your_username/google-earth and remove the file libcrypto.so.0.9.8