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I have been trying to install Google Earth on my netbook running 11.04. I have the .deb file in my directory /home/andy/ but when I use terminal with the command sudo dpkg -i /home/andy/googleearth_6.0.3.2197+0.6.0-1_i386.deb, I get the following error:

dpkg: error processing /home/andy/googleearth_6.0.3.2197+0.6.0-1_i386.deb 
(--install): cannot access archive: No such file or directory

Is this a typo on my part or is the sudo command accurate and it could be another issue? Also when I double-click this file, it automatically open the software centre application which is then frozen and I have to close it. Can a .deb be installed any other way?

Rinzwind
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user23658
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The error you receive is about the package not being found, or not being readable. It should not be about a corrupted package.

As it has been already asked to you, please report output of: 

ls -l /home/andy/googleearth_6.0.3.2197+0.6.0-1_i386.deb

You can also try the following command:

dpkg --info /home/andy/googleearth_6.0.3.2197+0.6.0-1_i386.deb

This should return some basic information about the package, and so it would do a couple of checks useful in your situation:

  • the file exists and it's readable
  • the file is a real .deb package and it is not corrupted
bitwelder
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I just downloaded Google earth 32bit from here:

http://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/agree.html

When Chromium finished downloading, I just clicked on it once and it installed no problem. I'm running it on a Dell Optiplex 755 micro tower with integrated Intel Q35 graphics so it's not the most powerful PC in the world but Google earth runs just fine.

kereltis
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