cannot install google earth on F19

[Fred Smith]

When attempting to install google earth, I get this:

# yum localinstall google-earth-stable_current_i386.rpm
Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
Examining google-earth-stable_current_i386.rpm: google-earth-stable-7.1.1.1888-0.i386
Marking google-earth-stable_current_i386.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package google-earth-stable.i386 0:7.1.1.1888-0 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================
 Package             Arch Version       Repository                         Size
================================================================================
Installing:
 google-earth-stable i386 7.1.1.1888-0  /google-earth-stable_current_i386 178 M

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install  1 Package

Total size: 178 M
Installed size: 178 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
Running transaction check
Running transaction test

Transaction check error:
  file /usr/bin from install of google-earth-stable-7.1.1.1888-0.i386 conflicts with file from package filesystem-3.2-13.fc19.i686

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

and that's the end of it. the rpm DOES include an ehtry for /usr/bin, but I didn't think that was inherently erronneous.

Anyone know how to make this work?

thanks!

Fred

[Ahmad Samir]

On 17 August 2013 05:27, Fred Smith  wrote:
> When attempting to install google earth, I get this:
>
> # yum localinstall google-earth-stable_current_i386.rpm
> Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
> Examining google-earth-stable_current_i386.rpm:
> google-earth-stable-7.1.1.1888-0.i386
> Marking google-earth-stable_current_i386.rpm to be installed
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package google-earth-stable.i386 0:7.1.1.1888-0 will be installed
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
>
> Dependencies Resolved
>
> ================================================================================
>  Package             Arch Version       Repository
> Size
>
> ================================================================================
> Installing:
>  google-earth-stable i386 7.1.1.1888-0  /google-earth-stable_current_i386
> 178 M
>
> Transaction Summary
>
> ================================================================================
> Install  1 Package
>
> Total size: 178 M
> Installed size: 178 M
> Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
> Downloading packages:
> Running transaction check
> Running transaction test
>
> Transaction check error:
>   file /usr/bin from install of google-earth-stable-7.1.1.1888-0.i386
> conflicts with file from package filesystem-3.2-13.fc19.i686
> Error Summary
>
> and that's the end of it. the rpm DOES include an ehtry for /usr/bin, but
> I didn't think that was inherently erronneous.
>
> Anyone know how to make this work?

It's an upstream bug, 3rd party packages should never own dirs like
/usr/bin/.

What I personally do it extract the rpm (using file-roller), and execute
<EXTRACTED_DIR>
/opt/google/earth/free/googleearth from terminal, I just have to install
the deps (either looking at 'rpm -qpR *.rpm' or just installing the libs
the binary complains about not finding). YMMV.

[Ed Greshko]

On 08/17/13 11:27, Fred Smith wrote:
> Transaction check error:
>   file /usr/bin from install of google-earth-stable-7.1.1.1888-0.i386 conflicts with file from package filesystem-3.2-13.fc19.i686

Known problem with the google rpm....

What I do is....

1.  Install rpmrebuild
2.  Run rpmrebuild -ep google-earth-stable_current_x86_64.rpm
3.  Find the line....
     %dir %attr(0755, root, root) "/usr/bin"  and delete it...
4.  The rpm will be rebuilt will be saved for you to install.

It may also be helpful to install rpmdevtools and run rpmdev-setuptree.

[Carlos Morel-Riquelme]

su -c 'yum -y install wget glibc ImageMagick desktop-file-utils
shared-mime-info'
wget -c http://dl.google.com/earth/client/current/GoogleEarthLinux.bin
su -c 'yum -y install /lib/ld-lsb.so.3'
su -c 'yum install redhat-lsb.i686'
sh GoogleEarthLinux.bin

use this step c:

2013/8/16 Ed Greshko
> On 08/17/13 11:27, Fred Smith wrote:
> > Transaction check error:
> >   file /usr/bin from install of google-earth-stable-7.1.1.1888-0.i386
>
> conflicts with file from package filesystem-3.2-13.fc19.i686
>
> Known problem with the google rpm....
>
> What I do is....
> Install rpmrebuild
> Run rpmrebuild -ep google-earth-stable_current_x86_64.rpm
> Find the line....
>  %dir %attr(0755, root, root) "/usr/bin"  and delete it...
> The rpm will be rebuilt will be saved for you to install.
>
> It may also be helpful to install rpmdevtools and run rpmdev-setuptree.
>
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[poma]

On 17.08.2013 06:26, Carlos Morel-Riquelme wrote:
> su -c 'yum -y install wget glibc ImageMagick desktop-file-utils
> shared-mime-info'
> wget -c http://dl.google.com/earth/client/current/GoogleEarthLinux.bin
> su -c 'yum -y install /lib/ld-lsb.so.3'
> su -c 'yum install redhat-lsb.i686'
> sh GoogleEarthLinux.bin
>
> use this step c:

Don't top-post, s'il vous plaît.

Install:
rpm -ivh --noscripts --excludepath /usr/bin --excludepath /etc \
google-earth-stable_current_[x86_64|i386].rpm
ln -s /opt/google/earth/free/google-earth /usr/bin/
xdg-desktop-menu install /opt/google/earth/free/google-earth.desktop

Uninstall:
rpm -evh google-earth-stable
rm -f /usr/bin/google-earth

poma

[Antonio M]

poma ha scritto / said the following    il giorno/on 17/08/2013 07:05:
> On 17.08.2013 06:26, Carlos Morel-Riquelme wrote:
> > su -c 'yum -y install wget glibc ImageMagick desktop-file-utils
> > shared-mime-info'
> > wget -c http://dl.google.com/earth/client/current/GoogleEarthLinux.bin
> > su -c 'yum -y install /lib/ld-lsb.so.3'
> > su -c 'yum install redhat-lsb.i686'
> > sh GoogleEarthLinux.bin
> >
> > use this step c:
>
> Don't top-post, s'il vous plaît.
>
> Install:
> rpm -ivh --noscripts --excludepath /usr/bin --excludepath /etc \
> google-earth-stable_current_[x86_64|i386].rpm
> ln -s /opt/google/earth/free/google-earth /usr/bin/
> xdg-desktop-menu install /opt/google/earth/free/google-earth.desktop
>
> Uninstall:
> rpm -evh google-earth-stable
> rm -f /usr/bin/google-earth
>
> poma

does it work also for draftsight from dassault systems???

[poma]

On 17.08.2013 08:45, antonio wrote:
> does it work also for draftsight from dassault systems???

Non proprio.
Unwrap it via 'deco' and install it via 'install'
man 1 install

poma