Hi Lawrence,
> I found there was already a .deb file.
So I thought, fine, I don�t need this �googleearth-package�, I can just download that and
install it.
Did you use
gdebi to install it?
$ apt-cache search gdebi
gdebi-core - simple tool to install deb files
gdebi - simple tool to view and install deb files - GNOME GUI
gdebi-kde - simple tool to install deb files - KDE GUI
GDEBI(1) General Commands Manual GDEBI(1)
NAME
gdebi - Simple tool to install deb files
SYNOPSIS
gdebi [package.deb]...
DESCRIPTION
gdebi lets you install local deb packages resolving and installing its
dependencies. apt does the same, but only for remote (http, ftp)
located packages. It can also resolve build-depends of debian/control
files.
https://launchpad.net/gdebi
https://packages.debian.org/sid/gdebi
cheers,
Ian.