[SOLVED] how to get googleearth from repositories?

1sweetwater! · 12-28-2014, 02:42 PM

While installing it from GE download I was told that it could be gotten from the software channels. Anybody got a step by step pointer on the matter?

jdkaye · 12-28-2014, 02:55 PM

Is this what you mean? It describes the Debian package, googleearth-package.

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Description: utility to automatically build a Debian package of Google Earth
Google Earth is a 3D planet viewer that lets you interactively navigate satellite imagery, maps,
terrain, and so forth.

Google Earth is available for GNU/Linux from their web site, but is non-free software and is
undistributable. It also does not integrate well into a Debian system.

This utility makes it possible to build your own personal Debian package of Google Earth. The
packaging itself is Free Software, but the Google Earth program is governed by the copyright holder
(Google), so you may be limited as to what you can do with the resulting package (i.e. no
redistribution, etc). This package will simply help you create the package, it is your
responsibility to use the resulting package responsibly.

jdk

1sweetwater! · 12-28-2014, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jdkaye

Is this what you mean? It describes the Debian package, googleearth-package.

jdk

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thanx jdkaye;
I'm not totally sure. I have brain trouble understanding things that aren't quite spelled out in exact succession as in filling in the blanks. I do alot of guessing these days. Seems Linux people enjoy the "solve the riddle" hacking too much for me. Have trouble remembering how to do things without prompting as in using a menu system.
Command line for me is copy and paste. Don't know how to build my own version? It's all too vague for me most times. I was thinking that there may be a repository containing Googleearth. What and where is a software channel for Googleearth? I've tried getting Googleearth files from repository and then downloading installing from GE but didn't notice any improvement in performance or use than if I just relied on GE download install only. My last attempt to install GE before 17.1 was on Mint 17 Cinnamon 32 bit installing it by copying and pasting from a website tutorial in VBox and it work for a few times; then after a power off or two and maybe an update it stopped working. The GE slpash screen would start but then there was no program to use Just desktop.
At one point it says that the package is automatically created but then in another place says it allows me to create my own.?
On a side note I stopped receiving reply notifications by email some time ago and happened on this just checking LQ.Org.

jdkaye · 12-29-2014, 01:16 AM

Try not to make things more complicated than they are. What the description tells us is that you are VERY unlikely to find a googleearth package in some repository. You need to get the package from Google on this page. Is there any reason you don't want to do this? It's the simple way. I don't know what repositories you could have found with googleearth in them but they may well be dodgy. I'd suggest you try the Google package and if you're unhappy with GE's performance then maybe there's some kind of hardware problem on your system.

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While installing it from GE download I was told that it could be gotten from the software channels.

Can you post a link to where it says this on the Google site?
jdk

1sweetwater! · 12-29-2014, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by jdkaye

Try not to make things more complicated than they are. What the description tells us is that you are VERY unlikely to find a googleearth package in some repository. You need to get the package from Google on this page. Is there any reason you don't want to do this? It's the simple way. I don't know what repositories you could have found with googleearth in them but they may well be dodgy. I'd suggest you try the Google package and if you're unhappy with GE's performance then maybe there's some kind of hardware problem on your system.

Can you post a link to where it says this on the Google site?
jdk

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Thanx and but while downloading for installing from GE site that software channel message appeared again.
This is an attached screen shot of the message to get it from a software channel.
Just curious why they say this if everyone else is saying just get it from the GE web site?
It might be nice to find the channel aye? Confusing! If this doesn't work out, what I think I'll do is use another rpm distro to run it in VBox since other distros seem less problematic.

1sweetwater! · 12-29-2014, 05:23 AM

Forgot to add this to last reply! I found software in the mint17 repo. that is sort of a GE clone or look//act similar called Marble. Haven't had much of a chance to work with it but it could be a replacement depending on one's needs.

jdkaye · 12-29-2014, 08:23 AM

Why have you attached two blank screenshots? I don't see any message in either of the pictures; just a black screen with "Screenshot from..." in the lower left corner and the date and time in the lower right corner.
jdk

1sweetwater! · 12-29-2014, 10:56 AM

"Why have you attached two blank screenshots? I don't see any message in either of the pictures; just a black screen with "Screenshot from..." in the lower left corner and the date and time in the lower right corner. jdk"
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Poor choice, I see now. That is what screen shot first gave me when I used it. This time screenshot worked!

jdkaye · 12-29-2014, 02:43 PM

If you want to install the googleeaarth just do the following:
1. Download Google's .deb file for your architecture (64bit or 32bit) from the link I provided in post #4.
2. Open a terminal and navigate to the folder where you downloaded the googleearth .deb file.
3. Give the following command:

Code:

sudo dpkg -i <name of the .deb package file>

For example if you're using a 64bit system then the package is called: google-earth-stable_current_amd64 and so the command would be

Code:

sudo dpkg -i google-earth-stable_current_amd64

4. Start using Googleearth.
Not exactly rocket science.
jdk

1sweetwater! · 01-05-2015, 08:48 AM

Found this again and it may be helpful.
It installs 32bit version hoping to avoid 64bit problems as it says.
I copy and paste the suggested commands.
The pictures still don't work tho.
It worked before and now but before I lost install with update or something.
http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1710
Once I did get the pics to work with installing it with -GTK....but hasn't worked since