On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 20:04:11 +0200 poma <pomidorabelisima@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 30.06.2013 17:28, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > So, I decided to try installing GoogleEarth (GE) for the first time > > ever. I found the following: > > > > http://fedora18tutorial.blogspot.com/2012/12/how-to-install-google-earth-on-fedora-17.html > > Note the line relating to the installation. :) > > > and tried it the following: > > > > % wget -c > > http://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-earth-stable_current_x86_64.rpm > > > > %sudo yum localinstall google-earth-stable_current_x86_64.rpm > > yum install ./foobar.rpm > > man 8 yum - localinstall > … This command is maintained for legacy reasons only. Thanks, I was not aware of this. Never really read yum's manpages much. > > But I got the following: > > > > Transaction Check Error: > > file /usr/bin from install of google-earth-stable-7.1.1.1871-0.x86_64 > > conflicts with file from package filesystem-3.1-2.fc18.x86_64 > > rpm -ivh --noscripts --excludepath /usr/bin > google-earth-stable_current_x86_64.rpm > xdg-desktop-menu install /opt/google/earth/free/google-earth.desktop > > man 8 rpm > man 1 xdg-desktop-menu I guess that this can not be done using yum then? Btw, does GoogleEarth have a repo, or is there a third-party repo somewhere? Thanks again! Ranjan ____________________________________________________________ FREE ONLINE PHOTOSHARING - Share your photos online with your friends and family! Visit http://www.inbox.com/photosharing to find out more! -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org