[linuxkernelnewbies] Installing Google Earth on Fedora 10 64-bit Guide

[Peter Teoh]

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=208763 Ok, here it is: //=========== Installing Google Earth on Fedora 10 64-bit Guide(incomplete for ATI cards): Part I, preparation: 1. Open terminal by going to "Applications->System Tools->Terminal" 2. Become a root by typing: Code: su - 3. Type: Code: yum -y install libxml2.i386 libSM.i386 libXi.i386 glib2.i386 freetype.i386 libXrender.i386 libXrandr.i386 libXfixes.i386 libXcursor.i386 libXinerama.i386 mesa-libGL.i386 4. ONLY IF YOU HAVE NVIDIA CARD! Type: Code: yum -y install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i386 5. ONLY IF YOU HAVE ATI CARD! Type: (inclomplete for ATI cards) Please, help whoever has an ATI card. Thanks! Part II, installing Google Earth: ===If you want to install Google Earth ONLY FOR YOURSELF, i.e. for a single user only:=== 1. Open terminal by going to "Applications->System Tools->Terminal" 2. Type: Code: wget http://dl.google.com/earth/client/current/GoogleEarthLinux.bin 3. Type: Code: sh GoogleEarthLinux.bin and follow installer's directions 4. Type: Code: rm -f GoogleEarthLinux.bin 5. Exit terminal ===If you want to install Google Earth for ALL USERS, i.e. system-wide:=== 1. Open terminal by going to "Applications->System Tools->Terminal" 2. Become a root by typing: Code: su - 3. Type: Code: wget http://dl.google.com/earth/client/current/GoogleEarthLinux.bin 4. Type: Code: sh GoogleEarthLinux.bin and follow installer's directions 5. Type: Code: rm -f GoogleEarthLinux.bin 6. Exit terminal Enjoy!!! Last edited by premudriy; 2008-12-27 at 12:37 AM CST. premudriy View Public Profile Find all posts by premudriy   #13   2008-12-27, 12:31 AM CST premudriy Offline Registered User   Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 221 Maybe moderators should make this one sticky? Of course, someone still needs to find out what package similar to "xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i386" needs to be installed for ATI card users for Part I, step 5. EDIT: and someone needs to verify that I didn't make any typos and that everything works as expected. premudriy View Public Profile Find all posts by premudriy   #14   2008-12-27, 01:25 AM CST livibetter Offline Registered User   Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Taipei Posts: 29 Quote: Originally Posted by premudriy Maybe moderators should make this one sticky? Of course, someone still needs to find out what package similar to "xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i386" needs to be installed for ATI card users for Part I, step 5. EDIT: and someone needs to verify that I didn't make any typos and that everything works as expected. mesa-libGL.i386 for open source ATI driver livibetter View Public Profile Visit livibetter's homepage! Find all posts by livibetter   #15   2008-12-27, 01:28 AM CST premudriy Offline Registered User   Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 221 Quote: Originally Posted by livibetter mesa-libGL.i386 for open source ATI driver So, then ATI users just don't need to install anything except what is in step 3. That would be nice if few people who couldn't get google earth to work in Fedora 10 x64 would try the guide and report about success/failure.