I am running open suse 11.4 {gnome} and downloaded the 64bit Googleearth rpm from Google, but when I try and run it it says "Package /home/nitewalker/Downloads/google-earth-stable_current_x86_64.rpm could not be installed.
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What do I need to do to get Goggleearth up and running?..thanks
So I can get it to run OK. First off you must install the package lsb from YaST. If you have not done this then run:
YaST / Software / Software Management, search for lsb and when found check it and then install it.
Next, you can download Google Earth 6 from here:
Google Earth: Download Google Earth for PC, Mac, or Linux
It is assumed the file google-earth-stable_current_x86_64.rpm is then in your /home/username/Downloads Folder. To install the program open up a terminal session, switch to your Downloads folder and run the command:
cd ~/Downloads
sudo rpm -ivh google-earth-stable_current_x86_64.rpm
On KDE the program was added in the menu option Internet / More Programs as Google Earth (3D Planet Viewer). The actual command to run Google Earth is:
/opt/google/earth/free/google-earth
Hope this is helpful to you.
Thank You,
did what you suggested…still no luck…below is output from terminal…
nitewalker@linux-ek1d:~> cd Downloads
nitewalker@linux-ek1d:~/Downloads> sudo rpm -ivh google-earth-stable_current_x86_64.rpm
warning: google-earth-stable_current_x86_64.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 7fac5991: NOKEY
Preparing… ########################################### [100%]
package google-earth-stable-6.0.3.2197-0.x86_64 is intended for a x86_64 architecture
nitewalker@linux-ek1d:~/Downloads>
any more ideas that I might be able to do?
did what you suggested....still no luck....below is output from terminal....
nitewalker@linux-ek1d:~> cd Downloads
nitewalker@linux-ek1d:~/Downloads> sudo rpm -ivh google-earth-stable_current_x86_64.rpm
warning: google-earth-stable_current_x86_64.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 7fac5991: NOKEY
Preparing… ########################################### [100%]
package google-earth-stable-6.0.3.2197-0.x86_64 is intended for a x86_64 architecture
nitewalker@linux-ek1d:~/Downloads>
any more ideas that I might be able to do?
Well, based on the error message I must ask if you are using a 64 bit install or if this is really a 32 bit install of openSUSE?
Thank you,
The warning you are getting is telling you that it seems that you don’t have a 64bit system. You need the 32bit google earth.
according to HP this is a 64 bit system…how can I check?
Did what was suggested and installed the 32bit program…works as advertised…I was told that my laptop “HP G71-340us” was a 64bit system, I know that the Win 7 OS is listed as a 64 bit system…thanks for the ideas…worked…now all I need to do is figure out how to check if my laptop is 32 bit or 64 bit…
Most likely your system itself is a 64 bit machine (I did not check it) but your linux is 32 bit, you can check the linux with
uname -a
in a terminal, on my system it shows for example
Linux ganymed 2.6.37.6-0.5-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2011-04-25 21:48:33 +0200 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
which means 64 bit linux (the x86_64), what shows it on your machine?
To check the cpu itself you can run
grep flags /proc/cpuinfo
if you find “lm” it is 64bit. Like this on my machine
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx **lm** constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm movbe lahf_lm dts
You need to scroll a bit.
… syscall nx lm constant_tsc …
I marked the lm in bold and orange.
you are right, I must have installed a 32 bit open suse 11.4 OS instead of the 64 bit, as when I checked my ubuntu 11.4 system using “uname -m and -a” it shows me that it is a 64 bit OS, but when I ran it on the suse 11.4 it showed it as a 32 bit… did run the cpu test as suggested and it is a 64bit cpu…now question is do I want to uninstall the 32 bit OS and reinstall the 64bit system, or should I leave well enough alone? any suggestions appreciated.
you are right, I must have installed a 32 bit open suse 11.4 OS instead of the 64 bit, as when I checked my ubuntu 11.4 system using “uname -m and -a” it shows me that it is a 64 bit OS, but when I ran it on the suse 11.4 it showed it as a 32 bit… did run the cpu test as suggested and it is a 64bit cpu…now question is do I want to uninstall the 32 bit OS and reinstall the 64bit system, or should I leave well enough alone? any suggestions appreciated.
You can not upgrade from 32 to 64 bit though if you maintained a separate /home area, all is not lost if you reinstall openSUSE 64 bit and elect to not format your home area even as you do a clean install. If you have 4 GB of memory or less, stick with what you got till openSUSE 12.1 comes out. If you have more than 4 GB of memory, consider doing a clean install of openSUSE to the 64 bit version, to take full advantage of your memory.
Thank You,
thanks for the info and help, I will stay with the 32bit till 12.1…thanks again for you assistance:)
thanks for the info and help, I will stay with the 32bit till 12.1…thanks again for you assistance:)
I was happy to help and happy to hear you were able to get Google Earth running. Not only that, but you are smarter now about 32 and 64 bit operating systems and CPU abilities. Capabilities of the 64 CPU allows you to install 32 or 64 bit operating systems as you desire. Now you will understand more about what that means. Please let us know if we can help you in any other way.
Thank You,