How to install Google Earth in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick 64 bits

from http://www.ubun2.info/2010/10/how-to-install-google-earth-in-ubuntu.html?showComment=1287937450936

nstalling Google Earth in Ubuntu Maverick is very simple. For Ubuntu Maverick 64 bit users,they need to install the dependance package: ia32-libs and lib32nss-mdns.

Open up a terminal window from Applications -> Accessories menu and run:
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs lib32nss-mdns

After the installation of ia32-libs and lib32nss-mdns complete.
Then install googleearth-package from the default repository using this command:
sudo apt-get install googleearth-package

Then run the command:
make-googleearth-package --force

it will take a moment and finally generate a deb package.
Install the deb by the command (change the package name to yours):
sudo dpkg -i googleearth.deb

Finally,launch Google Earth from Applications – > Internet menu.

How to Install GuitarPro6 on 64-bit Ubuntu

From http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1458626

How to Install Guitar Pro 6 on 64-bit install.
1) Download the latest .deb from Guitar Pro's website.
2) Goto http://frozenfox.freehostia.com/cappy/ and install getlibs-all.deb
3) Run this in terminal
Quote:
sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture Downloads/GuitarPro6-r7840.deb
You will get some errors but ignore.
4) Run this in terminal
Quote:
getlibs /opt/GuitarPro6/GuitarPro

Moving a thunderbird profile to another machine

http://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/Profiles#_Moving_a_profile

Installing Rstudio in Ubuntu : ignoring a depending package

The installer of rstudio complains : Package r-base is not installed. But in ubuntu, that package exists under the name r-base-core.

Simply install the package with the following command :

sudo dpkg -i --ignore-depends=r-base rstudio-0.92.23-i386.deb