Software - Cannot install Google Earth linux beta leonsk - 06.07.2006, 14:27 Uhr Titel: Cannot install Google Earth linux beta
I downloaded the GoogleEarthLinux.bin file today. In Terminal logged in as su, did chmod, then ./Google..etc. Started the installation OK, uncompressed, then:
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified
How to fix this?
mzilikazi - 06.07.2006, 14:41 Uhr Titel:
Do you need to execute as root or will user suffice?
Neuer_User - 06.07.2006, 15:40 Uhr Titel:
Just forget the "su" and do everything as normal user. The installer just unpacks the bin-archive and stores it in one of the users directory, from where it can easily be run.
Btw, I wouldn't assign root priviledges to any program I just downloaded from somewhere on the net, so I'm quite happy that this is not necessary with Google Earth. piper - 06.07.2006, 16:37 Uhr Titel:
The error your getting is most likely you are trying to run an app from a terminal as something like "root"
Recommended configuration
* Kernel 2.6 or later
* glibc 2.3.5 w/ NPTL or later
* x.org R6.7 or later
* System Memory (RAM): 512MB
* Hard Disk: 2GB free space
* Network Speed: 768 Kbits/sec
* Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 32MB of VRAM
* Screen: 1280x1024, 32 bit color
1) Go to Google Earth Beta (Version 4) and verify that your hardware/software meets requirements. Download it for Linux and make it executable
2) As user open a terminal and then cd into the directory where the .bin file resides. example: cd /home/piper
3) type ./GoogleEarthLinux.bin (note the ./ before the command... this is required when running ANYTHING from a location not in your path.
4) Follow onscreen instructions.
To use the app go to kmenu > internet > google earth
jbs1136 - 30.07.2006, 01:44 Uhr Titel:
Piper,
I downloaded and tried to install per your instructions and got permission denied. I reread your recommeded configuration and realized I didn't really read it. I have easter-rc4 which I downloaded and installed yesterday and all of the hardware is good. What is and how do I get glibc and x.org? I am trying to get kpackage installed because of the way adept is (not) working.
Thanks,
John
Swynndla - 30.07.2006, 06:44 Uhr Titel:
jbs ... if you've installed easter-rc4 then you should have everything including xorg. (Don't do a dist-upgrade or it may take away kde)
Doing instruction 3 above will give you a permission denied unless you make the file executable ... after you do "cd /home/johny" do "chmod +x GoogleEarthLinux.bin" and then "./GoogleEarthLinux.bin"
jbs1136 - 30.07.2006, 07:50 Uhr Titel:
Worked like a charm. Thank you very much.
I think I need to read up on chmod.
