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[DrC <1268297@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK - it's all installed now, but it was nothing l;ike as easy as it is
for a Windows user & that's the problem that concerns me.

The fact that I can sudo and write console commands and pretty well know
what I am doing isn't really the point.

Would it be possible for a failed search for an application to point a
windows-level user at an explanation of how non-supported popular
software such as Google Earth is dealt with?

Is there any way ythe console steps can be hidden from the user?

I leave you with the thoughts - which don't need a response.  II'm sure
you've heard them before - just count me as yet another respondent on
that score.

Thanks for being there.

DrC

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Bug description:
  1.  By its very nature resolving #327770 might solve this too.  I
  didn't find the How To.

  2. Context - I am trying to install Google Earth.  If that is not a
  supported process, and if you deliberately do not support the Google
  install, it would be nice to have a pointer somewhere to that sort of
  possibility.

  3. I could not find it in the Ubuntu store.  I finally found it (for
  Ubuntu 64bit) using Google search.

      It downloaded (Firefox) & after some long worrying silences (not
  good) & some prodding (even worse?) the Ubuntu installer said it was
  installing.

     Google said thankyou (web page)

  4. I have done a warm restart because I could not find the application
  on my desktop.  I still can't find it as a user.

  5. If I sudo, find it and manage to launch it, it is not clear how I
  can create an icon of the application.

  Ths bug report is explaining why I think the user guide will not meet
  the needs of a 'user' who would like to install Google Earth.  A work-
  around would be very welcome but it is not the real point!  There are
  generic gaps in the user guide which this specific problem exposes.

  Thanks

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubuntu-docs 12.04.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-58.88-generic 3.2.53
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-58-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Jan 12 12:51:50 2014
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-docs
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2013-10-01 (102 days ago)

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