Googleearth won't run on F10

[Bill Davidsen]

Mike Faire wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-11-28 at 13:45 -0500, Bill Davidsen wrote:
>> Mike Faire wrote:
>>> I downloaded Google Earth 4.3 and the install seemed to run without
> snip...
>>> Is SE linux preventing google earth from running? How do I tell SE Linux
>>> to get the heck out of the way?
>>>
>> That's a bit like asking how to turn off the burglar alarm so break-ins won't be 
>> so noisy. The correct question is how to set attributes correctly so google 
>> earth will run, and the answer may be in the SElinux report, as it often is. 
>> Real the report and see if it gives you a command to run which solves the problem.
>>
>> -- 
>> Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
> 
> 
> While your point is well taken Bill, looking at
> http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/papers/policy2/t1.html
> makes it clear that adjusting rules and policies is going to require
> more time and study than I can afford in the foreseeable future. I
> have a plate full.
> 
The error status from selinux often contains the command to reset the attributes 
needed to make the application work. No research needed, drag and drop the 
command into a root shell, hit ENTER.

> Since I see nothing directly relating to Google Earth there,
> setting /etc/selinux/config to "disable" will have to do until
> someone with a working knowledge of SE Linux chimes in or I get
> time to do the research in the future.
> 
> Thanks, just the same,
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
> 


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