HowTo: 64-bit Google Earth without chroot

[IntuitiveNipple]

This post could be related to an Ubuntu bug filed at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/62924 . ---------------------------- . .
I recently posted in a launchpad bug how to install and run Google Earth 4.x on Gutsy Tribe-5 64-bit. I was posting some other 64-bit 'HowTo's and thought I should add this one for completeness.

Download the latest Google Earth for Linux (http://dl.google.com/earth/client/current/GoogleEarthLinux.bin).

If not already installed, get the 32-bit libraries:
$ sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
$ wget http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/i/ia32-libs-gtk/ia32-libs-gtk_16_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg --force-all -i ia32-libs-gtk_16_amd64.deb
$ sudo apt-get -f install

Now you should be able to install 32-bit applications:
$ sudo ./GoogleEarthLinux.bin
$ sudo ln -s /opt/google-earth/googleearth /usr/bin/googleearth
$ googleearth

[lentomies]

Hello,

Your posting helped me install Google Eart in my 64 bit envir.... Thank you for the info!!!


Will this also allow me to run other 32 bit pieces of S/W too?

thanks!

[duruttye]

kucko@mashina:~/Desktop$ sudo ./GoogleEarthLinux.bin
sudo: ./GoogleEarthLinux.bin: command not found


This is where I'm stuck.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanx

[duruttye]

Ok, got it installed, this is where I'm stuck again:

Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":1.0".


and stops forever.

Any ideas?
thanx

[supernova_hq]

I'm getting the exact same problem here.

when I try to run googlearth from console I get:
ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/fglrx/libGL.so.1.2.xlibmesa' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":1.0".

I am running Ubuntu 7.1 on and AMD64
I am using compiz (with xserver-xorg).
The program did not work before switching to compiz and xserver-xorg either.

-supernova_hq