Install Google Earth

[zurih]

I'm getting this error (9.04 64bit):

Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing Google Earth for GNU/Linux 4.3.7284.3916..............................................................
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module": /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/modules/libcanberra-gtk-module.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64
loki_setup: Suspect size value for option option

/usr/lib/gio/modules/libgiogconf.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64
Failed to load module: /usr/lib/gio/modules/libgiogconf.so
/usr/lib/gio/modules/libgioremote-volume-monitor.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64
Failed to load module: /usr/lib/gio/modules/libgioremote-volume-monitor.so
/usr/lib/gio/modules/libgvfsdbus.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64
Failed to load module: /usr/lib/gio/modules/libgvfsdbus.so

Any suggestion?

[blarney]

Okay, my terminal screen popped up and it went through the install process and finished. Now I can't find it or anything. Is it supposed to run automatically? Am I supposed to click on it or do another intall?

I'm having a headache trying to figure out ubuntu, I think

[kbowgren]

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!

When I type the command in the terminal I get the following. I also did a Google download for Linux but it wants an application to open it. I am new to Linux and would appreciate any help.

Ken


kbowgren@kbowgren-laptop:~$ wget http://dl.google.com/earth/GE4/GoogleEarthLinux.bin
--2009-05-10 08:38:30-- http://dl.google.com/earth/GE4/GoogleEarthLinux.bin
Resolving dl.google.com... 209.85.153.91, 209.85.153.93, 209.85.153.136, ...
Connecting to dl.google.com|209.85.153.91|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
2009-05-10 08:38:30 ERROR 404: Not Found.

kbowgren@kbowgren-laptop:~$ sh GoogleEarthLinux.bin

[collinp]

I'm thinking that this tutorial is too out of date to be relevant now. It was made in 2006 and the link is non-functioning.

[alwayshere]

sudo apt-get install googleearth

works for me

[Dalle85]

You can install it from Synaptics... You might have to enable restricted sources in your repositories.

If you have it installed but don't know how to run it, just type "googleearth" in terminal (you have to create a shortcut manually)

If you can start it but it just displays a night sky with stars, you might have the same bug as me... Try running it as root ("sudo googleearth"in terminal)... It works for me, but it really isn't the optimal solution!

[Arup]

Whats surprising to see is that GE installed via repos in Jaunty won't run with latest nvidia driver from nvidia's site installed via the .sh. It would segfault on launch. You have to install the nvidia driver via repository to get it to work.

[klesha]

thank you hopugop!


wget http://dl.google.com/earth/client/ge....7284.3916.bin

sh googleearth-linux-plus-4.3.7284.3916.bin

worked for me too!

[Bruce S]

I got Google Earth downloaded and it is sitting on Desktop.

Do not know how to install it, nothing I have tried does anything useful.

I have 64 bit OS.
Will this be the cause of the problem?

[davar]

i dowload all the terminal information to install and as for my response i get the message:

There is no window program configured to open this type of File

Please help and thanks very much