Google Earth in Linux 12.04: stopped working

[rva1945]

It just stopped working. It still works with other login (there are two users).

I managed to install it again, but it didn't zoom to minimun details. Then I rebooted Linux, now Google-Earth doesn't run. There are "many ways" to install it in the Internet, I tried so many I now don't remember which worked (though GE ran just once).

Is there any "official" tip on how to install and have it working ok?

Thanks

[monkeybrain20122]

Well if it works for the other login but not you obviously the culprit is your user's configuration and re-installing GE would not help. Open the file manager, either press ctrl+h or choose 'show hidden' from the menu, find the hidden folder .googleearth and delete it should fix the problem or, less drastically, it may work by just deleting the file instance-running-lock in .googleearth.

[Glkanter]

Google Earth disappeared from my desktop PC's menu, and the Ubuntu Software Center's SEARCH doesn't find it.