Install Google Earth

[Ottawajoe]

Hi
I'm really new to Linux. I am trying to install Google earth. I went to Applications-accessories-terminal and I pasted

wget http://dl.google.com/earth/GE4/GoogleEarthLinux.bin
sh GoogleEarthLinux.bin

It wouldn't install it saying "Can't open google earth bin"

Now what do I do?

Thanks
Ottawajoe

[Ottawajoe]

Hi
I'm really new to Linux. I am trying to install Google earth. I went to Applications-accessories-terminal and I pasted

wget http://dl.google.com/earth/GE4/GoogleEarthLinux.bin
sh GoogleEarthLinux.bin

It wouldn't install it saying "Can't open google earth bin"

Now what do I do?

Thanks
Ottawajoe

[3rdalbum]

Google seems to have changed the location of the Google Earth binary. Is there any reason why you're not installing it from the Medibuntu repository? (www.medibuntu.org).

[jjroper]

Well, I almost got Google Earth up and running, but, I get this error during installation.

wrong ELF class.

Apparently, GE is 32bit and my laptop is 64bit. I saw somewhere, and now can't find it, that it is possible to tell Ubuntu to run GE in 32bit mode, or something like that. Anybody know how to do that?

I already renamed the file that causes problems too (libcrypto) and of course, that did not solve the entire problem. It helped, because before GE shut down. Now it stays open, but the graphics are all bad.

Thanks,

Jim

[jjroper]

After some confusion, have google earth 5 up and running.

The first thing that helped, apparently, was removing the libcrypto* file from the google-earth directory. The second thing that helped, was setting the screen to "no effects" in linux.

But now, the text within the google earth window (not the menu bar) are bad. Some letters only show a sort of blurred area, others look fine. But, that means that text is unreadable. So, still have a problem!

Cheers.

[adamgram]

Hi
I'm really new to Linux. I am trying to install Google earth. I went to Applications-accessories-terminal and I pasted

wget http://dl.google.com/earth/GE4/GoogleEarthLinux.bin
sh GoogleEarthLinux.bin

It wouldn't install it saying "Can't open google earth bin"

Now what do I do?

Thanks
Ottawajoe

http://ubuntu.igameilive.com/2009/02...buntu-810.html

[stewacide]

Google Earth looks pretty psychedelic on my system since it seems to apply textures at random (although this could be an issue with the latest Intel drivers)

[Arup]

Jaunty includes latest vesion 5 of GE so there is no need to install it via the script. Also for Intel cards, just set effects to none in appearance and turn of atmosphere in view setting of GE and it works out fine, I have tested it with G31 on Jaunty x64 and its smooth and fast.

[alkatron]

On the same computer i have both hardy 32 bit and hardy 64 bit.
While on hardy 32 bit GE functions regulary on 64 bit if gives me a Segmentation fault....

I tried to install from
Google
medibuntu
googleearth-package

always segmentation fault at very start.

Any idea on how to trace this error?
Has GE some log file?

Thanks
Alkatron

[hopugop]

Works for me... I used the following commands:

wget http://dl.google.com/earth/client/ge4/release_4_3/googleearth-linux-plus-4.3.7284.3916.bin

sh googleearth-linux-plus-4.3.7284.3916.bin