cannot install google earth on F19

[Ahmad Samir]

On 17 August 2013 05:27, Fred Smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> 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.

-- 
Ahmad Samir
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