So you just downloaded application for your Desktop and its .bin file, double clicking opens text editor and you have no idea how to install it.

so here is how to install such applications, lets take case of GoogleEarth, the file you have to download is GoogleEarthLinux.bin and to install do the following.

Download the application from Earth.google.com and open Gnome-Terminal at your desktop (if running GNOME Windows manager ) and run following command where you have kept the file

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[anshu@Fedora7 Desktop]$ su
give root password
[root@Fedora7 Desktop]# chmod +x GoogleEarthLinux.bin
makes it Executable
[root@Fedora7 Desktop]# ./GoogleEarthLinux.bin
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(follow instructions and it will complete your installation)

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6 comments

1. ITGuru on October 29, 2007 1:00 AM

   Thank You

    
2. Coorior on July 9, 2008 6:30 PM

   thank you very much . just what i need .

    
3. anshuman on July 9, 2008 9:01 PM

   Thanks for your comment, Glad to read it helped you.

    
4. kim on November 18, 2008 3:26 AM

   Thanks. It's quite simple, but never done it before.

    
5. Paul on February 22, 2009 2:59 AM

   Thanks!
   Forgot about execute rights ...
   
   Paul

    
6. Kunal Sagar on August 21, 2009 3:00 PM

   thanks a lot... :)