Install Google Earth

[lastrite]

The linux version of google earth has just been released so heres how to get it!

1. Open up a terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal)
2. Type in the following:

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

The rest of the install is self explanatory, have fun!

[Praxidike]

Wow, thanks.

I've been trying to get it working, new to Linux, was trying for ages with Wine, running the Windows version with no luck, this is much easier to install!! Although it's a little slow, maybe that's my drivers...

[salomao]

Simple and efficient, works fine.
Thank you!

[george_apan]

Now that it is installed how do you uninstall it?

[ubunturules]

To uninstall Google Earth go to your home directory or wherever you installed Google Earth at. There should be a folder there called google-earth. Click on that folder and in it you should find a uninstall script.

[David Valentine]

THANK YOU for posting this--this is great!!!

[ishtvan222]

Wow, thank you Google. Just a week ago I was thinking about how cool it would be to have a Google Earth in Linux, now its a dream come true. Thanks for the howto.

[MadL]

I can get Google Earth to start, but it always quits in the middle of setup, with this error message in the Terminal:

Installing desktop menu entries...
Error: Rage 128 timed out... exiting

Suggestions?

[user1397]

sounds like a video card problem, what video card do you hav?

[Praxidike]

Think I've got my drivers sorted out - it now runs smoothly (I said it ran slow in my post earlier)... but it crashes randomly, with no warnings. Any idea what the problem there is? Not a big deal, no problem to restart, just wondering what could cause it...